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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*maþô

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *maþô, most common first.

madeA grub or maggot.
mothAny flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
maddockAn earthworm or maggot.
mawkA maggot.