Where does “maþker” come from?

maþker (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse maðkr, from Proto-Germanic maþukaz, from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

maþker (Old Swedish): worm, larva, maggot

Definitions

  1. worm, larva, maggot

Ancestry of “maþker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maþker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþukaz →
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