Where does “padda” come from?

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

padda (Swedish): a toad

Definitions

  1. a toad

Ancestry of “padda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishpadda—
2Old Norsepaddatoad
3Proto-Germanicpaddǭtoad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbed-to swell
5Proto-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 →