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Where does “koddi” come from?

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

koddi (Old Norse): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “koddi”, 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 “koddi”

  • cod
  • codfish
  • codpiece
  • codding
  • lingcod
  • codology
  • codder
  • codlike
  • codline
  • codhead
  • codpieced
  • codless
  • seedcod
  • skämskudde
  • kudde
  • codde
  • koddi
  • koddaver
  • koddi
  • kodde
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