Where does “pocket” come from?

pocket (Dutch) comes from English pocket, from Middle English pocket, from Anglo-Norman fro.

pocket (Dutch): a pocket book, a portable book of compact size, usually a paperback

Definitions

  1. a pocket book, a portable book of compact size, usually a paperback

Ancestry of “pocket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpocketA bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for...
2Middle Englishpocketbag, sack
3Anglo-Normanfro—
Every word from Anglo-Norman fro →
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