Where does “putten” come from?

putten (Dutch) comes from English putt, from Scots putt, from Middle English putten, from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

putten (Dutch): to extract, to derive; to putt

Definitions

  1. to extract, to derive; to putt

Ancestry of “putten”, step by step

putten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English putt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishputtThe act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a...
2Scotsputtto put
3Middle Englishputtento push, shove, put
4Old Englishpūtian—
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via Middle Dutch putten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchputtento extract from a well; to dig a pit
2Middle Dutchputpit
3Old Dutchputti—
4Proto-West Germanicputiwell
5Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
6Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “putten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōną →Every word from Old English pūtian →