Where does “mak” come from?

mak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gemac, from Old Dutch gimak, from Proto-Germanic gamaką, from Proto-Germanic gamakaz.

mak (Dutch): tame; calm, tame

Definitions

  1. tame; calm, tame

Ancestry of “mak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgemac—
2Old Dutchgimak—
3Proto-Germanicgamaką—
4Proto-Germanicgamakaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gamakaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamaką →Every word from Old Dutch gimak →