Where does “moke” come from?

moke (Middle English) comes from Middle English mathek, from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

Ancestry of “moke”, step by step

moke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English mathek

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

via Middle English maddok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmaddokearthworm; bedbug; maggot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →
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