Where does “maðkur” come from?

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

maðkur (Icelandic): maggot, worm

Definitions

  1. maggot, worm

Ancestry of “maðkur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maðkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →