Where does “potas” come from?

potas (Dutch) comes 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...

potas (Dutch): potash

Definitions

  1. potash

Ancestry of “potas”, step by step

potas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpotjar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper
2Middle Dutchpotpot, jar; can, jug
3Old Dutch*pota pot
4Frankish*pott—
5Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

via Dutch as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchasash; ashes; axis
2Middle Dutchasche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “potas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn- →