Where does “Potterphile” come from?

Potterphile (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.

Potterphile (English): One who loves the "Harry Potter" series of books...

Definitions

  1. One who loves the "Harry Potter" series of books...

Ancestry of “Potterphile”, step by step

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
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