Where does “motte” come from?
motte (English) comes from French motte, from Old French mote, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta, from Proto-Germanic mutô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mut- — dark, dirty.
motte (English): A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden...
Definitions
- A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden...
Ancestry of “motte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | motte | motte; clod, lump of earth; block |
| 2 | Old French | mote | mound, embankment |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | mota | a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |