Etymology

hodder

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Today it means: A coal miner who hauls hods from the workface Full definition →

Old English hod ← Proto-Germanic *hōdaz ← Brythonic
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hodder · noun1

From hod + -er.

Hodder · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*duβr
  2. Brythonic · derived from
  3. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hōdaz
  4. Old English · derived fromhod“hood”
  5. English todayHodder

(surname): From Middle English occupational name for a maker of hoods, from Old English hod (“hood”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. :(river): From Brythonic, said to mean "pleasant water," with the second element from Proto-Brythonic *duβr. The first element is uncertain, but compare Welsh hawdd (“easy, prosperous, pleasant”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhod all →

hoodhut

Proto-Germanic*hōdaz all →

hood

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