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

maddock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English maddok

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

via Welsh Madog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshMadogused in Wales since the Middle Ages
2Middle WelshMadoc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Middle English maddok →
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