Where does “maddle” come from?
maddle (English) comes from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.
maddle (English): To be or become crazy; rave; be confused in mind;...
Definitions
- To be or become crazy; rave; be confused in mind;...
Ancestry of “maddle”, step by step
maddle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Le
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Le | the |
| 2 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 3 | French | moine | monk |
| 4 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 5 | Old French | monie | monk |
| 6 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |
via English MAD
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAD | Initialism of mutually assured destruction;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mad | Mad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;... |
| 3 | Old English | ġemǣd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maidijaną | to exchange, change |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maidaz | hurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |