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Motte.

moth (any nocturnal butterfly)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɔtə/
  1. moth (any nocturnal butterfly)

    feminine
  2. moth (any member of the Tineidae family)

    feminine · specifically
  3. the clothing moth (Tineola bisselliella)

    feminine · specifically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *mat- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *matḗn Proto-Germanic *maþôder. Proto-West Germanic *moþþā Old Saxon *motta Middle Low German mottebor. German Motte Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, from Proto-West Germanic *moþþā, perhaps related to *muggju (“mosquito, midge”), or *maþō (“worm”). Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth.

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