Where does “maquereau” come from?
maquereau (French) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic makaz — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
maquereau (French): mackerel; pimp
Definitions
- mackerel; pimp
Ancestry of “maquereau”, step by step
maquereau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French macquereau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 2 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 4 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 5 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Dutch makelaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | makelaar | broker; real estate agent, broker in immovable... |