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Where does “poodle” come from?

Poodle derives from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German Hund, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ meaning dog.

poodle (English): A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting...

Definitions

  1. A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting...

Ancestry of “poodle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPudelpoodle
2GermanPudelhundpoodle
3Germanhund—
4Middle High Germanhunt—
5Old High Germanhuntdog
6Proto-West Germanichunddog
7Proto-Germanichundazdog
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “poodle”

  • Labradoodle
  • pootle
  • poodlelike
  • Yorkipoo
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