Where does “paddock” come from?
paddock (French) comes from English paddock, from Middle English paddok.
paddock (French): paddock; pad
Ancestry of “paddock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paddock | A small enclosure or field of grassland,... |
| 2 | Middle English | paddok | — |