Where does “puddling” come from?

Puddling derives from puddle, which comes from Middle English podel, Old English pudd, and Proto-Germanic puddaz, of uncertain ultimate origin.

puddling (English): The action of forming a puddle; The process of...

Definitions

  1. The action of forming a puddle; The process of...

Ancestry of “puddling”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puddling”

Every word from Proto-Germanic puddaz →Every word from Old English pudd →Every word from Middle English podel →