English

made

/meɪd/
A grub or maggot.

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    Origin

    From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishmathe
      • inheritedOld Englishmaþu
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*maþô “maggot”
          • derivedProto-Indo-European*mot- “worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”

    Related: Scots mathe, Dutch made, German Made

    Words built on it: man-made, ready-made

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