Where does “maþikaz” come from?

maþikaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

Ancestry of “maþikaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →
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