French motte

← Old French mote (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *mutô (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *mudraz (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *muþraz (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *motta (mention)

→ English mort (derived)

→ English mott (mention)

→ English motte (derived)

→ English motte and bailey (mention)

→ French rase-mottes (affix)

→ French émottage (affix)

→ Dutch motte (derived)