Where does “haddock” come from?

haddock (Portuguese) comes from English haddock, from Middle English haddok, from Anglo-Norman hadoc, from Old French hadot.

haddock (Portuguese): Alternative form of hadoque

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hadoque

Ancestry of “haddock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaddockA marine fish, "Melanogrammus aeglefinus", of the...
2Middle Englishhaddok—
3Anglo-Normanhadoc—
4Old Frenchhadot—
Every word from Old French hadot →Every word from Anglo-Norman hadoc →Every word from Middle English haddok →
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