Where does “todo” come from?

todo (Sranan Tongo) comes from English toad, from Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, from Old English tādie — toad.

todo (Sranan Tongo): frog, toad

Definitions

  1. frog, toad

Ancestry of “todo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoadAn amphibian, a kind of frog with shorter...
2Middle EnglishtodeA toad; The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and...
3Old Englishtāde—
4Old Englishtādietoad
Every word from Old English tādie →Every word from Old English tāde →Every word from Middle English tode →
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