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Where does “cudele” come from?

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

cudele (Old English): cuttlefish

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish

Ancestry of “cudele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kudulǭ—
2Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cudele”

  • cuttlefish
  • cuttle
  • cuttlebone
  • codul
  • cutil
  • codel
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