Where does “Blackpudlian” come from?

Blackpudlian (English) comes from English Liverpudlian, from English Liverpool, from Middle English Liverpul, from Old English læfer, from Latin laver, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti — to wash.

Blackpudlian (English): of or from Blackpool; someone from Blackpool

Definitions

  1. of or from Blackpool; someone from Blackpool

Ancestry of “Blackpudlian”, step by step

Blackpudlian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Liverpudlian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLiverpudlianOf or relating to Liverpool in the United...
2EnglishLiverpoolcity in England
3Middle EnglishLiverpul
4Old Englishlæferreed, rush
5Latinlavera water-plant, possibly water parsnip;...
6LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
7Proto-Italiclawaō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via English Blackpool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlackpoolOS grid ref SD3136
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-