Talk:peddler

Etymology

PEDDLER and archaic form, PEDLAR ([hawker]]), from Middle English PEDLERE[7]{late 14th century}-with intrusive 'l', from PE(O)DDER[6]{13th century} (one who travels around with a wicker basket; from PED[3] (a hamper),{known only since 14th century}: cognate with pad[5]. ^[1] Andrew H. Gray 19:25, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods.

^ name=Skeat, Walter W. "Concise Etymological Dictionary"

[1] =Skeat, Walter W. "Concise Etymological Dictionary"

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