Etymograph

English

McWord

From Mc- + word.

Formed from Mc- + word

Irish or Scottish Gaelic mac ‘son’

English Mc-

Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- ‘to say’

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Proto-Germanic *wurdą

Proto-West Germanic *word

Old English word

Middle English word ‘a word’

English word

Today it means

noun A word containing the prefix Mc- that is either an official marketing term for the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain, or a derogatory term indicating a lack of depth or worth by association with McDonald's.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / McWord