Where does “pot” come from?

pot (Dutch) comes 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...

pot (Dutch): jar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper

Definitions

  1. jar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper

Ancestry of “pot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpotpot, jar; can, jug
2Old Dutch*pota pot
3Frankish*pott
4Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “pot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn-