Where does “padde” come from?

padde (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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...

padde (Norwegian Nynorsk): a toad

Definitions

  1. a toad

Ancestry of “padde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepaddatoad
2Proto-Germanicpaddǭtoad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbed-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “padde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic paddǭ →