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English word origin

Etymology of made

From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“ma

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A grub or maggot.

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From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.

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  • Inherited-form mentionmatheenm
  • Inherited-form mentionmaþuang
  • Inherited-form mention*maþôgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*mot-ine-pro
  • Cognate mentionmathesco
  • Cognate mentionmadenl
  • Cognate mentionMadede
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Source etymology 2

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verb

simple past and past participle of make · simple past and past participle of myek · simple past and past participle of mak

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From Middle English made, makede, makode (preterite) and maad, mad, maked (past participle), from Old English macode (first and third person preterite) and macod, gemacode, ġemacod (past participle), from macian (“to make”). More at make.

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