Where does “mawkishly” come from?
mawkishly (English) comes from English mawkish, from English mawk, from Middle English mawke, from Middle English mathek, from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.
mawkishly (English): In a mawkish manner
Ancestry of “mawkishly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mawkish | Feeling sick, queasy; Sickening or insipid in... |
| 2 | English | mawk | a maggot; a slattern |
| 3 | Middle English | mawke | — |
| 4 | Middle English | mathek | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | maðkr | maggot, grub, worm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maþukaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maþô | maggot, worm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mot- | — |