misken

Etymology

Traced back to Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge, "mistake, misinterpretation"), which developed from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung, "a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake"), formed from mis- and ken. It is cognate with Scots misken ("to not know, misken"), Dutch miskennen ("to fail to recognise, ignore"), German mißkennen ("to misunderstand") and Swedish misskänna ("to misunderstand").