Where does “potsherd” come from?
potsherd (English) comes from Middle English pot-sherd, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
potsherd (English): A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on...
Definitions
- A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on...
Ancestry of “potsherd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pot-sherd | pottery shard; potsherd |
| 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... |