Where does “pretoddler” come from?
pretoddler (English) comes from English toddler, from English toddle, from English totter, from Middle English totren, from Middle English tolteren, from Old English tealtrian, from Proto-Germanic taltrōną, from Proto-Germanic taltōną — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
pretoddler (English): A child who is not yet a toddler
Definitions
- A child who is not yet a toddler
Ancestry of “pretoddler”, step by step
pretoddler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toddler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toddler | A young child who has started walking but not... |
| 2 | English | toddle | To walk unsteadily, as a small child does; To... |
| 3 | English | totter | To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;... |
| 4 | Middle English | totren | — |
| 5 | Middle English | tolteren | — |
| 6 | Old English | tealtrian | to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taltrōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | taltōną | to sway, dangle, hesitate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |