Where does “eelpot” come from?

eelpot (English) comes from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

eelpot (English): Synonym of eelbuck

Definitions

  1. Synonym of eelbuck

Ancestry of “eelpot”, step by step

eelpot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
2Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
3Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
4Vulgar Latinpottum
5Frankish*pott
6Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

via English eel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheelAny freshwater or marine fish of the order...
2Middle Englisheleel
3Old Englishǣleel
4Proto-West Germanicāleel
5Proto-Germanicēlazeel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn-