English
poodle
Poodle comes from German Hund ‘dog’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ‘dog’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hundaz‘dog’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hund‘dog’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050hunt‘dog’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hunt
- Germanc. 1650–presentHund‘dog’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentPudelcompound of Hund
- Englishearliest quotation 2007poodle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ‘dog’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hundaz‘dog’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hund‘dog’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050hunt‘dog’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hunt
- Germanc. 1650–presentHund‘dog’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentPudelcompound of Hund
- Englishearliest quotation 2007poodle
Earliest quotation: 2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel: “Unnamed Vato 1: Maybe I do have more issues…”
first attested First attested in 1773 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1773 in the noun sense 1.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘livestock’
fight, fellow, peculiar, fax, feudal, fawn, fain, 25 more
through Proto-Indo-European *péḱu ‘livestock’
fee, feud, feu, pec, pecuniary, 13 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
cynical, canine, kennel, cynic, chenille, 10 more
through Proto-West Germanic *hund ‘dog’
Today it means
noun A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ / poodle