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Where does “mec” come from?

mec (French) comes from French mac, 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 — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

mec (French): guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend; pimp

Definitions

  1. guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend; pimp

Ancestry of “mec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmacClipping of maquereau; Clipping of Macintosh
2Frenchmaquereaumackerel; pimp
3Middle Frenchmacquereau—
4Old Frenchmaquerelmackerel
5Middle Dutchmakelare—
6Low GermanmakenTo make
7Middle Low Germanmāken—
8Old Saxonmakōn—
9Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
10Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

Words derived from “mec”

  • keum
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