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Where does “soddie” come from?

soddie (English) comes from English sod, from English sodden, from Middle English sodden, from Old English soden, from Proto-West Germanic *sodan, from Proto-Germanic sudanaz, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

soddie (English): A house constructed from blocks of sod, once...

Definitions

  1. A house constructed from blocks of sod, once...

Ancestry of “soddie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsodThat stratum of the surface of the soil which is...
2EnglishsoddenSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;...
3Middle Englishsodden—
4Old Englishsoden—
5Proto-West Germanic*sodan—
6Proto-Germanicsudanaz—
7Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
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