Where does “maquiller” come from?

maquiller (French) comes from Middle French macquiller, from Old French makier, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

maquiller (French): to disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish

Definitions

  1. to disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish

Ancestry of “maquiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmacquillerto work, do
2Old Frenchmakierto build, make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

Words derived from “maquiller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →