'misdeliver' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the verb 'deliver' from Old French 'delivrer', meaning 'to set free'.

'misdeliver' evolved from the combination of 'mis-' and 'deliver', which was used in Middle English as 'deliveren'.

Initially, it meant 'to wrongly set free or release', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to deliver to the wrong place'.