Where does “potch” come from?

potch (English) comes from Old French pocher, from Old French poche, from Frankish puku, from Proto-Germanic pukô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

potch (English): To thrust; To trample; A type of rough opal...

Definitions

  1. To thrust; To trample; A type of rough opal...

Ancestry of “potch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpocherto poke
2Old Frenchpochepocket, bag
3Frankishpukupouch
4Proto-Germanicpukôbag; pouch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pukô →Every word from Frankish puku →