Where does “mattock” come from?
Mattock comes from Middle English mattok, from Old English mattuc, from Proto-Germanic mattukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mat-.
mattock (English): An agricultural tool whose blades are at right...
Definitions
- An agricultural tool whose blades are at right...
Ancestry of “mattock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mattok | mattock, pickaxe |
| 2 | Old English | mattuc | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mattukaz | mattock, ploughshare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mat- | worm, grub, caterpillar, moth; insect, worm,... |