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Where does “padde” come from?

padde (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic paddǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bed-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Ancestry of “padde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “padde”

  • Pudde
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