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Where does “kedlock” come from?

kedlock (English) comes from Middle English ketlok, from Old English cedelc — mercury.

kedlock (English): Alternative form of kilk; white mustard

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kilk; white mustard

Ancestry of “kedlock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishketlok—
2Old Englishcedelcmercury
Every word from Old English cedelc →