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English word origin

Etymology of cud

From Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz (“resin”). Doublet of quid (“material for chewing”). Cognate with German Ki

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To bring back into the mouth and chew a second time.

noun

The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz (“resin”). Doublet of quid (“material for chewing”). Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu, “lac, gum”).

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  • Inherited-form mentioncodeenm
  • Inherited-form mentioncuduang
  • Inherited-form mention*kwidugmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*kweduzgem-pro
  • Doublet mentionquiden · material for chewing
  • Cognate mentionKittde
  • Cognate mentionजतुsa · lac, gum
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

Eye dialect spelling of could.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Shortened form of could.

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