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Where does “mott” come from?

mott (English) comes from English Matilda, from Old French Mathilde, from Old High German maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

mott (English): A copse or small grove of trees, especially live...

Definitions

  1. A copse or small grove of trees, especially live...

Ancestry of “mott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMatildaEither of two British infantry tanks in use...
2Old FrenchMathilde—
3Old High Germanmahtmight
4Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “mott”

  • motte
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