#Madness | #Mad #Madder #MadMad #Maddest #MadMadMad #Madden #Maddening #Madcap #Madding #Maddish #Madhouse #Madly #Madman #Madmen (never hear the word #Madwoman or #Madwomen, hmm) #MadAsaMarchHare #MadAsaHatter #MadAsaWetHen #MadMoney (to get a lady home after a bad date) #MadScientist #MadLibs
'Mad' is a grain of sand in a foundation you can get to through 'the emboldened link(s)' below; but first I want to teach you about those words. And I find you understand words better if you see 'the words at their base' (then going on to look at the words at those words' bases, then the words at those words' bases, etc.-etc. ad infinitum into their Foundation)
The word “Mad” is built on ancient words that mean "to Change Residences, Go, Move" (built-upon with words that mean "to |Maim, Hurt, |Wound, Cripple; Boastful, Vain, Foolish, Abnormal, Insane, Extremely Stupid, Violently |Excited to |Fury Beyond Reason, |Crazy, Demented, |Enraged).
(I know that's a lot of 'sand-grains,' but this is SUCH a multi-grain word!)
The surname "Madden" is the Anglicized form of Ó Madaidhín (tagged #OMadaidhin 🤓), meaing "Descendant of Madaihín (a given name (tagged #Madaihin 🤓) that means "Dog, |Mastiff").
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