Where does “Potterlock” come from?

Potterlock (English) comes from English Potter, from English pote, from Middle English poten, from Old English potian, from Proto-Germanic putōn, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

Potterlock (English): A genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock

Definitions

  1. A genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock

Ancestry of “Potterlock”, step by step

Potterlock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Potter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPotterA person from Stoke-on-Trent; someone connected...
2EnglishpoteTo push, thrust; To poke
3Middle Englishpoten
4Old Englishpotianto thrust, push
5Proto-Germanicputōn
6Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via English Sherlock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSherlockTo deduce; To search; To obsolete a unique...
2Old Englishscir-lockbright-lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud-