Where does “pivot” come from?

pivot (Dutch) comes from French pivot, from Old French pivot — hinge pin, pivot, penis.

Ancestry of “pivot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpivotpivot; fulcrum; lynchpin
2Old Frenchpivothinge pin, pivot, penis

Words derived from “pivot”

Every word from Old French pivot →Every word from French pivot →