Where does “dildo” come from?

dildo (Swedish) comes from English dildo, from English diddle, from English didder, from Middle English didderen, from Proto-Germanic titrōną — to tremble, shake.

dildo (Swedish): a dildo

Definitions

  1. a dildo

Ancestry of “dildo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdildoAn artificial phallus for sexual use; An idiot,...
2EnglishdiddleIn percussion, two consecutive notes played by...
3EnglishdidderTo rattle or shiver
4Middle Englishdidderento tremble
5Proto-Germanictitrōnąto tremble, shake
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