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Origin:
before 950; Middle English motthe, Old English moththe; akin to German Motte, Old Norse motti
before 950; Middle English motthe, Old English moththe; akin to German Motte, Old Norse motti
Related forms
de·moth, verb (used with object)
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Word Origin & History
moth
O.E. moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Gmc. (cf. O.N. motti, M.Du. motte, Ger. Motte "moth"), perhaps related to O.E. maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva, usually in reference to devouring clothes (cf. Matt. vi.20).
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