Where does “polliwog” come from?

polliwog (English) comes from English polwigge, from Middle English polwygle.

polliwog (English): A tadpole

Definitions

  1. A tadpole

Ancestry of “polliwog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolwigge—
2Middle Englishpolwygle—

Words derived from “polliwog”

Every word from Middle English polwygle →Every word from English polwigge →