Mislead

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From Middle English misleden, from Old English mislǣdan(“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną(“to mislead”), equivalent to mis- +‎ lead.

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mislead (v.)

Old English mislædan "to lead or guide wrongly," especially "to draw into error," a common Germanic compound (compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch misleiden, Old High German misseleiten, German missleiten, Danish mislede); see mis- (1) + lead (v.). Related: misleading; misled.