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Where does “mouldwarp” come from?

mouldwarp (English) comes from Middle English moldewarpe, from Old English moldeweorpe, from Proto-Germanic muldawurpiz — earth-thrower, mole.

mouldwarp (English): A mole, Talpa europea

Definitions

  1. A mole, Talpa europea

Ancestry of “mouldwarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmoldewarpe—
2Old Englishmoldeweorpe—
3Proto-Germanicmuldawurpizearth-thrower, mole
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