Where does “haddock” come from?

Haddock comes from Middle English haddok, from Anglo-Norman hadoc, from Old French hadot, of uncertain origin.

haddock (English): A marine fish, "Melanogrammus aeglefinus", of the...

Definitions

  1. A marine fish, "Melanogrammus aeglefinus", of the...

Ancestry of “haddock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhaddok—
2Anglo-Normanhadoc—
3Old Frenchhadot—

Words derived from “haddock”

Every word from Old French hadot →Every word from Anglo-Norman hadoc →Every word from Middle English haddok →