Where does “woodmote” come from?
woodmote (English) comes from English mote, from English motte, from French motte, from Old French mote, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta, from Proto-Germanic mutô — dark, dirty.
woodmote (English): A court, presided over by verderers and the...
Definitions
- A court, presided over by verderers and the...
Ancestry of “woodmote”, step by step
woodmote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mote | A small particle; a speck; May or might; Must |
| 2 | English | motte | A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden... |
| 3 | French | motte | motte; clod, lump of earth; block |
| 4 | Old French | mote | mound, embankment |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | mota | a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |