Where does “toddler” come from?
Toddler comes from English toddle, from English totter, from Old French -er, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European del-.
toddler (English): A young child who has started walking but not...
Definitions
- A young child who has started walking but not...
Ancestry of “toddler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toddle | To walk unsteadily, as a small child does; To... |
| 2 | English | totter | To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | totren | — |
| 4 | Middle English | tolteren | — |
| 5 | Old English | tealtrian | to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taltrōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taltōną | to sway, dangle, hesitate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |