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Where does “codd” come from?

codd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

codd (Old English): bag; sack; husk

Definitions

  1. bag; sack; husk

Ancestry of “codd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
2Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
3Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “codd”

  • cod
  • codfish
  • codpiece
  • codding
  • lingcod
  • codology
  • codder
  • peasecod
  • codlike
  • codline
  • codhead
  • codpieced
  • codless
  • peascod
  • seedcod
  • codde
  • pesecod
  • cod
  • cod
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