Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/paddā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.

Noun

*paddā f

toad
Synonyms: *krodu, *ūkā

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*paddā
Genitive	*paddōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*paddā	*paddōn
Accusative	*paddōn	*paddōn
Genitive	*paddōn	*paddōnō
Dative	*paddōn	paddōm, paddum
Instrumental	*paddōn	paddōm, paddum

Descendants

Old English: padde
- Middle English: padde, pade
  - English: pad; poade, pode
  - Scots: pade, pad; podde, pode
Old Frisian: padde
- Saterland Frisian: Pudde
- West Frisian: padde, podde, podd, pod
Old Saxon: *padda
- Middle Low German: padde, pedde
  - Low German: Padde, Pudde
  - → German: Padde
Old Dutch: *padda
- Middle Dutch: padde, pedde
  - Dutch: pad
    - Afrikaans: padda
→ Vulgar Latin: *padda, *podda, *potta
- Old French: bot
  - ⇒ Old French: boterel
- Italian: botta