Where does “mammock” come from?

mammock (English) comes from English -ock, from Middle English -ok, from Old English -oc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.

mammock (English): A shapeless piece; a fragment; To tear to pieces

Definitions

  1. A shapeless piece; a fragment; To tear to pieces

Ancestry of “mammock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ockForming nouns from nouns, originally with a...
2Middle English-oksuffix forming diminutives of nouns
3Old English-ocnoun suffix used to form descriptive names from...
4Hungarian-üktheir
5Proto-Germanic-ukazForms diminutive nouns

Words derived from “mammock”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ukaz →Every word from Hungarian -ük →Every word from English -ock →