Vrouwelijk

Motte

Betekenis

Concepten

(Engels)

(feminine) moth, any nocturnal butterfly
(feminine, specifically) moth, a member of Tineidae
(feminine, specifically) the clothing moth, Tineola bisselliella

Frequentie

Basel-Landschaft

schaab

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɔtə/

Geleend van Middle Low German

Verwant aan Nederlands

Verwant aan Engels

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, *motto, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō, perhaps related to *muggju (“mosquito, midge”), or *maþō (“worm”). Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth, which see for more.