Where does “droodle” come from?

droodle (English) comes from English doodle, from German dudel — a bagpipe.

droodle (English): A simple cartoon or doodle, whose contents are given a humorous description; another person is challenged to identify the picture in the manner of a riddle

Definitions

  1. A simple cartoon or doodle, whose contents are given a humorous description; another person is challenged to identify the picture in the manner of a riddle

Ancestry of “droodle”, step by step

droodle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English doodle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoodleA fool, a simpleton, a mindless person; A small...
2Germandudela bagpipe

via English drawing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawingpresent participle of draw; A picture, likeness,...
2Middle Englishdrauing—

Words derived from “droodle”

Every word from German dudel →