Where does “makerel” come from?

makerel (Middle English) comes from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

makerel (Middle English): mackerel

Definitions

  1. mackerel

Ancestry of “makerel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaquerelmackerel
2Middle Dutchmakelare—
3Low GermanmakenTo make
4Middle Low Germanmāken—
5Old Saxonmakōnto make
6Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
7Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

Words derived from “makerel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →