English
math
Clipping of mathematics.
Formed from mow + th
Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- ‘to mow, reap’
Proto-Germanic *mēaną ‘to mow, cut down’
Proto-West Germanic *māan ‘to mow’
Old English māwan ‘to mow’
Middle English mowen ‘to mow’
English mow
Today it means
noun Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / math