Where does “maðkur” come from?

maðkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

maðkur (Faroese): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “maðkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðkrmaggot, grub, worm
2Proto-Germanicmaþukaz—
3Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →