Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗verb
To build, construct, produce, or originate. · To write or compose. · To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action. · To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryBrand; marque; manufacturer; maker. · Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made). · Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production. · A person's character or disposition.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken English make From Middle English maken, make, from Old English macian (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to build, make, work”), from *mak (“agreeable, comfortable, fit, suitable”), from Proto-Germanic *makaz (“agreeable, comfortable, fit, suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-, *meh₂ḱ- (“to knead”) or *meg- (“to be comfortable, pleasant”). Related to match. Cognates Cognate with Scots mak (“to make”), Yola maak, maake (“to make”), North Frisian maage, maaki, mååge (“to make”), Saterland Frisian moakje (“to make; to repair; to prepare; to preach; to earn”), West Frisian meitsje (“to make”), Alemannic German mache (“to make; to do”), Bavarian måcha, måchn (“to make; to do; to go; to cause; to play; to matter; to look”), Cimbrian machan (“to make”), Dutch and Low German maken (“to make”), German machen (“to make; to do; to go; to cause; to play; to fare; to look”), Luxembourgish maachen, man (“to make; to do; to take; to equal; to put”), Mòcheno mòchen (“to make”), Vilamovian mahha (“to make; to do”), Yiddish מאַכן (makhn, “to create, make; to do; to say”); also probably Irish mám (“yoke; duty, obligation; function, service”), Latin mācerō (“to soften; to weaken; to mortify; to torture”), Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to handle, knead; to wipe”), Bulgarian ма́жа (máža, “to smear; to oil”), Czech mazat (“to lubricate; to spread; to smear; to scribble; to erase”), Polish mazać (“to smear; to scribble; to pule, whimper”), Russian ма́зать (mázatʹ, “to oil; to paint; to smear; to soil; to miss”), Serbo-Croatian ма̏зати, mȁzati (“to smear; to dirty”), Ukrainian ма́зати (mázaty, “to smear”), Old Armenian մած (mac, “glued together, joined; coagulated, curdled; adhesive, sticking; compact; dense”), Hindi मचाना (macānā, “to cause, raise, wreak”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Derivation mentionmakenenm
- Derivation mentionmacianang · to build, make, work
- Derivation mention*makōngmw-pro · to build, make, work
- Derivation mention*makazgem-pro · agreeable, comfortable, fit, suitable
- Derivation mention*meh₂ǵ-ine-pro
- Cognate mentionmaksco · to make
- Cognate mentionmaakyol
- Cognate mentionmaagefrr
- Cognate mentionmoakjestq · to make; to repair; to prepare; to preach; to earn
- Cognate mentionmeitsjefy · to make
- Cognate mentionmachegsw · to make; to do
- Cognate mentionmåchabar
- Cognate mentionmachancim · to make
- Cognate mentionmachende · to make; to do; to go; to cause; to play; to fare; to look
- Cognate mentionmaachenlb
- Cognate mentionmòchenmhn · to make
- Cognate mentionmahhawym · to make; to do
- Cognate mentionמאַכןyi · to create, make; to do; to say
- Cognate mentionmámga · yoke; duty, obligation; function, service
- Cognate mentionmācerōla · to soften; to weaken; to mortify; to torture
- Cognate mentionμάσσωgrc · to handle, knead; to wipe
- Cognate mentionма́жаbg · to smear; to oil
- Cognate mentionmazatcs · to lubricate; to spread; to smear; to scribble; to erase
- Cognate mentionmazaćpl · to smear; to scribble; to pule, whimper
- Cognate mentionма́затьru · to oil; to paint; to smear; to soil; to miss
- Cognate mentionма̏затиsh
- Cognate mentionма́затиuk · to smear
- Cognate mentionմածxcl · glued together, joined; coagulated, curdled; adhesive, sticking; compact; dense
- Cognate mentionमचानाhi · to cause, raise, wreak
This page abbreviates 48 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"2": "mak",
"t": "to make"
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"expansion": "Scots mak (“to make”)"
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"expansion": "Yola maak"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "frr",
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"expansion": "North Frisian maage"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "stq",
"2": "moakje",
"t": "to make; to repair; to prepare; to preach; to earn"
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"expansion": "Saterland Frisian moakje (“to make; to repair; to prepare; to preach; to earn”)"
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{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "meitsje",
"t": "to make"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian meitsje (“to make”)"
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "gsw",
"2": "mache",
"t": "to make; to do"
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"expansion": "Alemannic German mache (“to make; to do”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "bar",
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"expansion": "Bavarian måcha"
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"1": "cim",
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"t": "to make"
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"expansion": "Cimbrian machan (“to make”)"
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"1": "nl,nds",
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"t": "to make"
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"expansion": "Dutch and Low German maken (“to make”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "de",
"2": "machen",
"t": "to make; to do; to go; to cause; to play; to fare; to look"
},
"expansion": "German machen (“to make; to do; to go; to cause; to play; to fare; to look”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "lb",
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"expansion": "Luxembourgish maachen"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "mhn",
"2": "mòchen",
"t": "to make"
},
"expansion": "Mòcheno mòchen (“to make”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "wym",
"2": "mahha",
"t": "to make; to do"
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"expansion": "Vilamovian mahha (“to make; to do”)"
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "yi",
"2": "מאַכן",
"t": "to create, make; to do; to say"
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"expansion": "Yiddish מאַכן (makhn, “to create, make; to do; to say”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "ga",
"2": "mám",
"t": "yoke; duty, obligation; function, service"
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"expansion": "Irish mám (“yoke; duty, obligation; function, service”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "la",
"2": "mācerō",
"t": "to soften; to weaken; to mortify; to torture"
},
"expansion": "Latin mācerō (“to soften; to weaken; to mortify; to torture”)"
},
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "grc",
"2": "μάσσω",
"t": "to handle, knead; to wipe"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to handle, knead; to wipe”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "bg",
"2": "ма́жа",
"t": "to smear; to oil"
},
"expansion": "Bulgarian ма́жа (máža, “to smear; to oil”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "cs",
"2": "mazat",
"t": "to lubricate; to spread; to smear; to scribble; to erase"
},
"expansion": "Czech mazat (“to lubricate; to spread; to smear; to scribble; to erase”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "mazać",
"t": "to smear; to scribble; to pule, whimper"
},
"expansion": "Polish mazać (“to smear; to scribble; to pule, whimper”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
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"1": "ru",
"2": "ма́зать",
"t": "to oil; to paint; to smear; to soil; to miss"
},
"expansion": "Russian ма́зать (mázatʹ, “to oil; to paint; to smear; to soil; to miss”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "sh",
"2": "ма̏зати"
},
"expansion": "Serbo-Croatian ма̏зати"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "uk",
"2": "ма́зати",
"t": "to smear"
},
"expansion": "Ukrainian ма́зати (mázaty, “to smear”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "մած",
"t": "glued together, joined; coagulated, curdled; adhesive, sticking; compact; dense"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian մած (mac, “glued together, joined; coagulated, curdled; adhesive, sticking; compact; dense”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "मचाना",
"t": "to cause, raise, wreak"
},
"expansion": "Hindi मचाना (macānā, “to cause, raise, wreak”)"
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"*meh₂ḱ-",
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"match",
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"maak",
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"maake",
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"maage",
"maage#North_Frisian"
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"maaki",
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"maken",
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],
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"machen",
"machen#German"
],
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"maachen",
"maachen#Luxembourgish"
],
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"man",
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],
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"mòchen",
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],
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"mahha",
"mahha#Vilamovian"
],
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"מאַכן",
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],
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"mám",
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],
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"mācerō",
"macero#Latin"
],
[
"μάσσω",
"μάσσω#Ancient_Greek"
],
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"ма́жа",
"мажа#Bulgarian"
],
[
"mazat",
"mazat#Czech"
],
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"mazać",
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],
[
"ма́зать",
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],
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"ма̏зати",
"мазати#Serbo-Croatian"
],
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"mȁzati",
"mazati#Serbo-Croatian"
],
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"ма́зати",
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],
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"մած",
"մած#Old_Armenian"
],
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"मचाना",
"मचाना#Hindi"
]
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