Where does “mac” come from?
mac (French) comes from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
mac (French): Clipping of maquereau; Clipping of Macintosh
Definitions
- Clipping of maquereau; Clipping of Macintosh
Ancestry of “mac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 2 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 3 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 5 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 6 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | makōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |