Where does “potlood” come from?
potlood (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch potlood, from Dutch pot, from Middle Dutch pot, from Old Dutch *pot, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
potlood (Afrikaans): pencil
Ancestry of “potlood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | potlood | A pencil; Graphite; Graphite powder |
| 2 | Dutch | pot | jar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pot | pot, jar; can, jug |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *pot | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |