ted

ted · noun¹

From a pet form of Edward, in reference to Edwardian styles affected by youths.

ted · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tadjaną“to strew, scatter”
2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*taddjan
3. Old English · derived from*teddan
4. Middle English · inherited fromtedden
5. English todayted

Inherited from Middle English tedden, from a possible Old English *teddan, from Proto-West Germanic *taddjan, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (“to strew, scatter”).

Ted · proper noun, noun³

Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund.

Words from the same roots