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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mathek | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | maðkr | maggot, grub, worm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maþukaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maþô | maggot, worm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mot- | — |
Words derived from “moke”