Where does “maddike” come from?

maddike (Danish) comes from Old Danish mathk, from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

maddike (Danish): maggot

Definitions

  1. maggot

Ancestry of “maddike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishmathk—
2Old Norsemaðkrmaggot, grub, worm
3Proto-Germanicmaþukaz—
4Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →