Where does “ámumaðkur” come from?

ámumaðkur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maðkur, from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

Ancestry of “ámumaðkur”, step by step

ámumaðkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maðkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðkurmaggot, worm
2Old Norsemaðkrmaggot, grub, worm
3Proto-Germanicmaþukaz—
4Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—

via Icelandic ama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicamato trouble
2Old Norseamato bother; to wound; a large amount, a ton
3Proto-Germanicammōnąto irritate, bother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →