Where does “moth” come from?

Moth derives from Old English moþþe, from Proto-West Germanic moþþā, from Proto-Germanic muþþǭ and maþô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots mot- and mat-.

moth (English): A usually nocturnal insect of the order...

Definitions

  1. A usually nocturnal insect of the order...

Ancestry of “moth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमोठmat, mot

Words derived from “moth

Every word from Hindi मोठ