Where does “toad” come from?

Toad comes from Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, ultimately from Old English tādie.

toad (English): An amphibian, a kind of frog with shorter...

Definitions

  1. An amphibian, a kind of frog with shorter...

Ancestry of “toad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtodeA toad; The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and...
2Old Englishtāde—
3Old Englishtādietoad

Words derived from “toad”

Every word from Old English tādie →Every word from Old English tāde →Every word from Middle English tode →