padda

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a toad (an amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin)

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish padda derived from Old Norse padda (toad) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bed- (swell), *bʰew- (hit, grow, swell, become, strike, appear, wax, be, beat, bulge, inflate, blow) derived from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ (toad, frog).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*paddǭ

Gloss

toad, frog

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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