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Where does “toadlet” come from?

toadlet (English) comes from English toad, from Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, from Old English tādie — toad.

toadlet (English): A juvenile toad

Definitions

  1. A juvenile toad

Ancestry of “toadlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoadAn amphibian, a kind of frog with shorter...
2Middle EnglishtodeA toad; The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and...
3Old Englishtāde—
4Old Englishtādietoad
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