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Where does “mattukaz” come from?

mattukaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mat- — worm, grub, caterpillar, moth; insect, worm,...

mattukaz (Proto-Germanic): mattock, ploughshare

Definitions

  1. mattock, ploughshare

Ancestry of “mattukaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmat-worm, grub, caterpillar, moth; insect, worm,...

Words derived from “mattukaz”

  • mattock
  • mattok
  • meottoc
  • mettac
  • mattuc
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