Where does “puddleful” come from?

puddleful (English) comes from English puddle, from Middle English podel, from Old English pudd, from Proto-Germanic puddaz.

puddleful (English): As much as a puddle can contain

Definitions

  1. As much as a puddle can contain

Ancestry of “puddleful”, step by step

puddleful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English puddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuddleA small pool of water, usually on a path or road;...
2Middle Englishpodel—
3Old Englishpuddditch
4Proto-Germanicpuddaz—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Germanic puddaz →Every word from Old English pudd →Every word from Middle English podel →