Poodle
/ˈpuːdəl/noun
A breed of dog known for its curly coat and intelligence.
Did you know?The poodle’s name is tied to water: English got it through German and/or Low German forms related to puddling and wading, because these dogs were originally water retrievers.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pet-
“to fall, rush, fly; possibly the distant source of words for movement and stepping”
Old High German / Low German
Germanic
pudeln / pudel-
“to splash or wade about in water”
German
German
Pudel
“a water dog”
17th Century
English
poodle
“a water dog; later the specific dog breed”
Modern English
English
poodle
“a breed of dog with a curly coat”