Where does “pock” come from?

Pock comes from Middle English pok, from Old English poc, from Proto-Germanic pukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-, with the original sense of the root relating to swelling or bulging.

pock (English): A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin...

Definitions

  1. A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin...

Ancestry of “pock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpok—
2Old Englishpoc—
3Proto-Germanicpukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pukkaz →Every word from Old English poc →