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Where does “moldwarp” come from?

moldwarp (Middle English) comes from Old English moldeweorpe, from Proto-Germanic muldawurpiz — earth-thrower, mole.

Ancestry of “moldwarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmoldeweorpe—
2Proto-Germanicmuldawurpizearth-thrower, mole

Words derived from “moldwarp”

  • mouldwarp
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