Where does “gluepot” come from?
gluepot (English) comes from English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁- — to bend, arch.
gluepot (English): A pot for holding glue; A muddy playing field
Definitions
- A pot for holding glue; A muddy playing field
Ancestry of “gluepot”, step by step
gluepot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glue | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,... |
| 2 | Middle English | glue | Alternative form of glew; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old French | glu | glue, birdlime |
| 4 | Latin | glūten | glue |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 3 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |