Where does “pit” come from?
Pit comes from Dutch pit, which comes from English pit, which comes from Dutch pit, which comes from English pit, which comes from Dutch pit, which comes from English pit, which comes from Dutch pit.
pit (English): A hole in the ground; An area at a racetrack used...
Definitions
- A hole in the ground; An area at a racetrack used...
Ancestry of “pit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pit | — |
| 2 | Old English | pytt | pit; well, pool; grave |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | puti | well |
| 4 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 5 | Latin | -al | — |