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
- guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend; pimp
Ancestry of “mec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mac | Clipping of maquereau; Clipping of Macintosh |
| 2 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 3 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 4 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 6 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 7 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | makōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |