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
- A shapeless piece; a fragment; To tear to pieces
Ancestry of “mammock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ock | Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ok | suffix forming diminutives of nouns |
| 3 | Old English | -oc | noun suffix used to form descriptive names from... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |
Words derived from “mammock”