Where does “dudder” come from?
dudder (English) comes from English duds, from English dud, from Middle English dudde, from Old English dudda, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn — smoke; mist, haze.
dudder (English): A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and...
Definitions
- A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and...
Ancestry of “dudder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | duds | plural of dud; API pl; Clothing, especially for... |
| 2 | English | dud | A device or machine that is useless because it... |
| 3 | Middle English | dudde | cloak, mantle, kind of cloth; ragged clothing or... |
| 4 | Old English | dudda | — |
| 5 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 6 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 7 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 10 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |