English
Piddle
Unknown, but probably an Anglo-Saxon word for small watercourse, as several Piddles have been found in England.
The story
Unknown, but probably an Anglo-Saxon word for small watercourse, as several Piddles have been found in England.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. One source says it comes from Old English pidele (‘marsh or fen’). The word predates the modern noun or verb piddle.
Today it means
name A small river in Dorset, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Piddle