Where does “padda” come from?
padda (Faroese) comes from Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic paddǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bed-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
padda (Faroese): toad; amphibian
Ancestry of “padda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | padda | toad |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | paddǭ | toad |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bed- | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |