maken
Middle English
/ˈmaːkən/
verb
Definitions
- To make or create; to have something made.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English macian (build, make, work) inherited from *makōn (work, make, build).
Origin
*makōn
Gloss
work, make, build
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
建
Emoji
✂️ 🏗️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- demake English
- foremake English
- formake English
- handmake English
- kingmake English
- lawmaking English
- mackly English
- makable English
- make English
- make friends English
- make-debate English
- make-fray English
- make-hawk English
- make-king English
- make-ready English
- make-sport English
- make-work English
- makeability English
- makeable English
- makebate English
- makedom English
- makefast English
- makegame English
- makegood English
- makeless English
- makeline English
- maken English
- makepeace English
- maker English
- makespan English
- makest English
- makestrife English
- maketh English
- makeweight English
- making English
- matchless English
- matchmake English
- mismake English
- newmake English
- overmake English
- premake English
- remake English
- troublemaker English
- unmake English
- unmakeable English
- upmake English
- meikki Finnish
- maquillage French
- *mag- Proto-Indo-European
- gemacian Old English
- macian Old English
- fulmaken Middle English
- maker Middle English
- monymaker Middle English
- patynmaker Middle English
- mahhon Old High German
- mahhōn Old High German
- *makōn gmw-pro
- macon Old Dutch
- macōn Old Dutch
- makon Old Saxon
- makōn Old Saxon
- makar Scots
- makia Old Frisian
- mek Old Frisian
- makim Tok Pisin
- mekim Tok Pisin
- mek Nigerian Pidgin