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Where does “madd” come from?

madd (Middle English) comes from Arabic مد, from Arabic مدة, from Arabic مُدَّة.

madd (Middle English): Alternative form of mad

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mad

Ancestry of “madd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمدto extend, to stretch, to spread out, to lay out;...
2Arabicمدةperiod of time, interval; duration; term
3Arabicمُدَّة—

Words derived from “madd”

  • mad
  • madman
  • madhouse
  • madwoman
  • madstone
  • maddish
  • bemad
  • unmad
  • madwort
  • madbrained
  • madling
  • madperson
  • madbrain
  • maddle
  • semimad
  • madnep
  • madsome
  • madwomyn
  • MAD
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