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Where does “bakermat” come from?

bakermat (Dutch) comes from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

bakermat (Dutch): cradle; place of origin, cradle

Definitions

  1. cradle; place of origin, cradle

Ancestry of “bakermat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmatrug, mat; mullet; checkmate
2Middle Dutchmatcheckmate
3Old Frenchmatcheckmated; in checkmate
4Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
5Latinmaditus—
6Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
7Latinmadeō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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