Where does “mottle” come from?

mottle (English) comes from English motley, from Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley, from Old English mōt, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mottle (English): To mark with blotches of different color, or...

Definitions

  1. To mark with blotches of different color, or...

Ancestry of “mottle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotleyComprising greatly varied elements, to the point...
2Middle Englishmotle—
3Anglo-Normanmotteleyparti-colored
4Old Englishmōt—
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mottle”

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