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Where does “maddock” come from?

maddock (English) comes from Middle English maddok, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

maddock (English): an earthworm, a maggot

Definitions

  1. an earthworm, a maggot

Ancestry of “maddock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmaddokearthworm; bedbug; maggot
2Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
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