make

Definition

To create.

Etymology

From Middle English maken, from Old English macian (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, mix, make”). Related to match. Cognates * Scots mak (“to make”) * Saterland Frisian moakje (“to make”) * West Frisian meitsje (“to make”) * Dutch maken (“to make”) * Dutch Low Saxon maken (“to make”) * German Low German maken (“to make”) * German machen (“to make, do”) * Danish mage (“to make, arrange (in a certain way)”) * Latin mācerō, macer * Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

Example Sentences

• "We made a bird feeder for our yard."
• "I'll make a man out of him yet."
• "He makes deodorants."