Where does “mattoke” come from?

mattoke (Yola) comes from Middle English mattok, from Old English mattuc, from Proto-Germanic mattukaz, from Proto-Indo-European mat- — worm, grub, caterpillar, moth; insect, worm,...

mattoke (Yola): spade

Definitions

  1. spade

Ancestry of “mattoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmattokmattock, pickaxe
2Old Englishmattuca mattock or pickaxe
3Proto-Germanicmattukazmattock, ploughshare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmat-worm, grub, caterpillar, moth; insect, worm,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mattukaz →Every word from Old English mattuc →