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misdaad

misdaad

Afrikaans

Noun

misdaad (plural misdade)

  1. crime

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch misdaet, from Old Dutch *misdād (misdeed), from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz < *missa- (mis-) + *dēdiz (deed, act), equivalent to mis- + daad. Cognate with Old Saxon misdād (misdeed), German Missetat, West Frisian misdied, English misdeed, Danish misdåd. More at misdeed.

Noun

misdaad f (plural misdaden, diminutive misdaadje n)

  1. crime

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