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Where does “paddǭ” come from?

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

paddǭ (Proto-Germanic): toad

Definitions

  1. toad

Ancestry of “paddǭ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “paddǭ”

  • pad
  • padding
  • notepad
  • keypad
  • helipad
  • footpad
  • touchpad
  • trackpad
  • gamepad
  • scratchpad
  • taskpad
  • datapad
  • mousepad
  • underpad
  • iPad
  • padder
  • joypad
  • padlike
  • padstone
  • underpadding
  • thumbpad
  • toepad
  • skidpad
  • padless
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