Etymology

maddock

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Today it means: An earthworm or maggot. Full definition →

Middle English maddok ← Proto-Germanic *maþô
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maddock · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*maþô“worm”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommaddok
  3. English todaymaddock

From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish maddike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (whence Old English maþa), equivalent to made (“maggot”) + -ock.

Maddock · proper noun2

  1. Welsh · derived fromMadog
  2. English todayMaddock

Anglicized form of Welsh Madog.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*maþô all →

mademothmawk

WelshMadog all →

Maddox

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