Where does “maðkr” come from?
maðkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.
maðkr (Old Norse): maggot, grub, worm
Ancestry of “maðkr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | maþukaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maþô | maggot, worm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mot- | — |
Words derived from “maðkr”