Where does “dod” come from?

dod (English) comes from Irish dod — sullenness, anger; restiveness.

dod (English): sulk, huff; lump; to cut off, as wool from...

Definitions

  1. sulk, huff; lump; to cut off, as wool from...

Ancestry of “dod”, step by step

dod traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish dod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdodsullenness, anger; restiveness

via Scots daud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsdaudTo knock or thump; A lump; a large piece

via Middle English dodden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdoddento cut off, to shear; to shave, shear; to trim ;...

Words derived from “dod

Every word from Irish dod
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