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Where does “makeweight” come from?

makeweight (English) comes from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

makeweight (English): Something of inferior quality which is included...

Definitions

  1. Something of inferior quality which is included...

Ancestry of “makeweight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakeTo create; To behave, to act; To tend; to...
2Middle EnglishmakeAlternative form of maken; easy
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâcia—
6LatinMacula—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
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