köken: Uncertain, possibly derived from Proto-West Germanic *ruspōn (“to make a sound, croak”). Compare Old High German rospōn (“to croak, rustle, chatter”), Middle Low German rospen (“to croak, belch”).
köken: From Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”). Cognate with English path, West Frisian paad and German Pfad.
a toad or toads · specifically the Asiatic toad, Bufo gargarizans
köken: Usually believed to be equivalent to 두껍— (dukkeop-, “to be thick”) + -이 (-i, noun suffix), referring to the toad's thick skin. First attested in the Hyang'yak gugeupbang (鄕藥救急方 / 향약구급방), 1236, as Late Old Korean 豆何非 (Yale: *twuhapi). In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 두텁 (Yale: twùthèp), corresponding to Middle Korean 두텁〯다〮…
a toad (an amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin)
çekim: çoğul paddor · tamlayan paddas
köken: From Old Swedish padda, from Old Norse padda. Of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bed- (“to swell”) (Pok. 96), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell”) (Pok. 98-102), which would indicate a Proto-Germanic *paddǭ. Cognate with Icelandic padda, Danish padde. Compare English puddle, Old English puduc (“swelling, lump, growth, wart”), Low German puddig (“swollen”).