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Where does “makel” come from?

makel (Middle High German) comes from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

Ancestry of “makel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMacula—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

Words derived from “makel”

  • Makel
  • makellos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →