Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “moddey” come from?

moddey (Manx) comes from Middle Irish matad, from Old Irish madrad.

moddey (Manx): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “moddey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmataddog; cur
2Old Irishmadrad—
Every word from Old Irish madrad →