Etymology, English, Maggot
Etymology From Middle English magot, magotte, probably Anglo-Norman metathetic alteration of maddock (âwormâ, âmaggotâ), originally a diminutive form of a base represented by Old English maĂŸa (Scots mathe), from Frankish *maĂŸĆ, from common Proto-Germanic *maĂŸĂŽ, from the Proto-Indo-European root *mat, which was used in insect names, equivalent to made +â -ock. Near-cognatesâŠ
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