wrong-timed

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- / *wrengʷʰder.?

Proto-Germanic *wringaną

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Germanic *-az

Proto-Germanic *wrangaz

Proto-West Germanic *wrang

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Old Norse rangrinflu.

Old English wrang

Old Norse rangrinflu.

Middle English wrong

English wrong

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-y(eti)

Proto-Indo-European *-y(éti)

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Proto-Indo-European *dih₂-mon-

Proto-Germanic *tīmô

Proto-West Germanic *tīmō

Old English tīma

Middle English tyme

English time

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz

Old English -od

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English wrong-timed

From wrong + time + -ed.

Adjective

wrong-timed (not comparable)

1. Occurring at an inappropriate time.

Further reading

• “wrong-timed, adj.”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026, retrieved 19 July 2026, sourced from Noah Porter, editor, Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary of the English Dictionary, London: George Bell & Sons and Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam Company, 1913, →OCLC.
• “wrong-timed, adj.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC, retrieved 19 July 2026.