Where does “potjie” come from?

potjie (English) comes from Afrikaans potjiekos, from Afrikaans kos, from English ’cause, from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

potjie (English): A lidded round-bottomed pot used for cooking in...

Definitions

A lidded round-bottomed pot used for cooking in...

Ancestry of “potjie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Afrikaans	potjiekos	—
2	Afrikaans	kos	food
3	English	’cause	—
4	Middle English	cause	cause
5	Old French	cause	cause
6	Latin	causa	cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
7	Old Latin	caussa	cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
8	Proto-Indo-European	kawd-teh₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →