Where does “peddler” come from?

Peddler comes from Middle English pedlare, itself from Middle English pedare, of uncertain ultimate origin.

peddler (English): An itinerant seller of small goods; A drug dealer

Definitions

  1. An itinerant seller of small goods; A drug dealer

Ancestry of “peddler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpedlere—
2Middle Englishpedderehawker, peddler

Words derived from “peddler”

Every word from Middle English peddere →Every word from Middle English pedlere →
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