From en.wiktionary.org:
[Tode]
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
Possibly related to [nds].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A sled used for haul ing log s.
*** Etymology 2
Possibly related to [nds].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] : a small fishing boat used in the Netherlands .
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Middle English
*** Alternative forms
- [enm]
*** Etymology
From [enm], a shortening of [ang], [ang], of uncertain origin. Compared to
Old Norse and modern [da], but OED rejects this because the zero grade of _ai_
is _i,_ not _u._ Possibly from a common [enm] word [gem-pro], compared to
[gem-pro] (modern [en]) or [gem-pro] (modern [en]), referring to its short
steps.[1]
*** Pronunciation
- [enm]
- [enm]
*** Noun
[todes]
1. A toad [dry-skinned member of the order [Anura]]
2. The toad seen as a foul , devilish , and vile animal.
3. [enm] A sinner; a nasty or loathsome person.
4. [enm] The remnants of an element used in alchemical transmutation .
**** Descendants
- [en]
- [sco]
**** References
- [entry=tōde]
References:
[1]. Liberman, Anatoly: An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction, p. xiv & 206
[enm]