puddle
English
/ˈpʌdəl/
noun
Definitions
- A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.
- (now) Stagnant or polluted water.
- A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
- (rowing) The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English podel inherited from Old English pudd (ditch) inherited from Proto-Germanic *puddaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*puddaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bepuddle English
- mud English
- mudpuddle English
- puddler English
- puddlesome English
- puddley English
- puddly English
- shit English
- shitpuddle English
- *puddaz Proto-Germanic
- padda Swedish
- sköldpadda Swedish
- pudd Old English
- podel Middle English
- padda Old Swedish