Etymograph

English

toadstone

From toad + stone.

A compound of toad + stone

Old English tādiġe

Old English *tāde

Middle English tode ‘a toad’

English toad

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “toadstone”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / toadstone