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Where does “Motte” come from?

Motte (German) comes from Middle Low German mutte.

Motte (German): moth, any nocturnal butterfly; moth, a member of...

Definitions

  1. moth, any nocturnal butterfly; moth, a member of...

Ancestry of “Motte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmutte—

Words derived from “Motte”

  • Mottenkugel
  • vermottet
  • Lauchmotte
  • Mottenschildlaus
  • mottenzerfressen
  • einmotten
Every word from Middle Low German mutte →