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Gothic
Romanization
maþa
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *maþō, from Proto-Germanic *maþô, from Proto-Indo-European *mat-, *mot-, used for insects and vermin.
Cognate with Old Saxon maðo (Dutch made (“maggot, worm”)), Old High German mado (German Made (“maggot”)), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰 (maþa); Old Norse had the diminutive form maðkr (dialectal English mawk; compare also maddock). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Armenian մաթիլ (matʻil, “small louse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maþa m (nominative plural maþan)
- worm; maggot
Declension
Declension of maþa (weak)
Descendants