Motte.
moth (any nocturnal butterfly)
Meaning & usage
moth (any nocturnal butterfly)
moth (any member of the Tineidae family)
the clothing moth (Tineola bisselliella)
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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