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Where does “puddle” come from?

Puddle comes from Middle English podel, Old English pudd, and Proto-Germanic puddaz, of unknown ultimate origin.

puddle (English): A small pool of water, usually on a path or road;...

Definitions

  1. A small pool of water, usually on a path or road;...

Ancestry of “puddle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpodel—
2Old Englishpuddditch
3Proto-Germanicpuddaz—

Words derived from “puddle”

  • puddling
  • puddler
  • Liverpudlian
  • puddly
  • mudpuddle
  • puddley
  • puddlesome
  • shitpuddle
  • puddeln
  • Puddelverfahren
Every word from Proto-Germanic puddaz →