English
kiddle
Kiddle comes from Old Breton kidel ‘a net at the mouth of a stream’.
- Old Bretonmodernkidel‘a net at the mouth of a stream’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400quidel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kidel
- Englishtodaykiddle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Bretonmodernkidel‘a net at the mouth of a stream’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400quidel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kidel
- Englishtodaykiddle
Every English word from Old Breton kidel
Today it means
noun A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Breton kidel / kiddle