Where does “pollywog” come from?

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

pollywog (English): A polliwog; A sailor who has not yet crossed the...

Definitions

  1. A polliwog; A sailor who has not yet crossed the...

Ancestry of “pollywog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolwigge—
2Middle Englishpolwygle—
Every word from Middle English polwygle →Every word from English polwigge →