Where does “maggot” come from?

Maggot comes from Middle English magot, which derives from Middle English maddock, with the original meaning and sense development unknown.

maggot (English): A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous...

Definitions

  1. A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous...

Ancestry of “maggot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmagotmaggot, bedbug
2Middle Englishmaddockworm", "maggot

Words derived from “maggot

Every word from Middle English maddock