Where does “Pudde” come from?

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

Pudde (Saterland Frisian): toad; newt

Definitions

  1. toad; newt

Ancestry of “Pudde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianpadde—
2Proto-Germanicpaddǭtoad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbed-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic paddǭ →