Where does “potlood” come from?

potlood (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...

potlood (Dutch): A pencil; Graphite; Graphite powder

Definitions

  1. A pencil; Graphite; Graphite powder

Ancestry of “potlood”, step by step

potlood 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 lood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloodlead; lot; plumb bob, plummet
2Middle Dutchlôotlead metal
3Old Dutchlōt—

Words derived from “potlood”

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