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Where does “spoodle” come from?

spoodle (English) comes from English POODLE, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.

spoodle (English): A utensil midway between a spoon and a ladle,...

Definitions

  1. A utensil midway between a spoon and a ladle,...

Ancestry of “spoodle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPOODLEA man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage...
2GermanPudelpoodle
3GermanPudelhundpoodle
4Germanhund—
5Middle High Germanhunt—
6Old High Germanhuntdog
7Proto-West Germanichunddog
8Proto-Germanichundazdog
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
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