From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa, from Proto-Germanic *maþô ("maggot"), from Proto-Indo-European *mot-, *mat-. Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe, Dutch made ("maggot"), German Made ("maggot"). More at maggot.
From Middle English made, makede, makode and maad, mad, maked, from Old English macode and macod, gemacode, ġemacod, from macian. More at make.
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