Etymology

matilda

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Today it means: Either of two British infantry tanks in use during World War II, the Infantry Tank Mark I or Infantry Tank Mark II. Full definition →

Middle English Matilda ← Old French Mathilde ← Old High German Mahthilt
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matilda · noun1

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Matilda · proper noun, noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Mahtihildiz
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*Mahtihild
  3. Old High German · derived fromMahthilt
  4. Old French · derived fromMathilde
  5. Middle English · inherited fromMatilda
  6. English todayMatilda

From Middle English Matilda, from Old French Mathilde, from Old High German Mahthilt, Mehthilt, from Proto-West Germanic *Mahtihild, from Proto-Germanic *Mahtihildiz; compare German Mechthild, Old English Mæþhild (“Matilda”).

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