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Where does “fuckpot” come from?

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

fuckpot (English): A stupid person

Definitions

  1. A stupid person

Ancestry of “fuckpot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pot—
2EnglishtosspotA drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently; A...
3EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
4Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
5Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
6Vulgar Latinpottum—
7Frankish*pott—
8Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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