Where does “nachtpo” come from?
nachtpo (Dutch) comes from Dutch po, from French pot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
nachtpo (Dutch): chamberpot for nocturnal use
Definitions
- chamberpot for nocturnal use
Ancestry of “nachtpo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | po | chamber pot |
| 2 | French | pot | pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;... |
| 3 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 4 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 5 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 7 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |