Where does “verpotten” come from?
verpotten (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...
verpotten (Dutch): to repot
Definitions
- to repot
Ancestry of “verpotten”, step by step
verpotten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pot | jar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pot | pot, jar; can, jug |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *pot | a pot |
| 4 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |