Where does “laddock” come from?

laddock (English) comes from English lad, from Middle English ladde, from Old Norse ladd — hose, woolen stocking; sock; hose, woolen...

laddock (English): A little lad; laddie

Definitions

  1. A little lad; laddie

Ancestry of “laddock”, step by step

laddock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishladA boy or young man; A Jack the lad; a boyo; A...
2Middle EnglishladdeA servant or hireling; A male commoner; a man...
3Old Norseladdhose, woolen stocking; sock; hose, woolen...

via English ock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishockAlternative spelling of och
2Arabicأَخbrother; my brother
Every word from Old Norse ladd →