English
Machen
Machen comes from Old French maçon ‘mason’, from Late Latin maciō ‘carpenter, bricklayer’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mattjō ‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mattjō‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’reconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmaciōas maciōnem‘carpenter, bricklayer’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400maçon‘mason’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400machun
- EnglishtodayMachen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mattjō‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’reconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmaciōas maciōnem‘carpenter, bricklayer’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400maçon‘mason’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400machun
- EnglishtodayMachen
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *matjô
through Proto-West Germanic *mattjō ‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’
Another origin of Machen
- Welshc. 1500–presentma‘place (of)’
- EnglishtodayMachen
Today it means
name An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *mattjō / Machen