Where does “spaarpot” come from?

spaarpot (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...

spaarpot (Dutch): piggy bank; an amount of money to keep close at...

Definitions

  1. piggy bank; an amount of money to keep close at...

Ancestry of “spaarpot”, step by step

spaarpot 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 sparen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsparento spare; to save up
2Middle Dutchsparen—
3Old Dutchsparonto spare
4Proto-GermanicsparōnąAlternative form of *sparāną
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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