Where does “potterer” come from?

potterer (English) comes from English Potter, from English pote, from Middle English poten, from Old English potian, from Proto-Germanic putōn, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

potterer (English): One who potters

Definitions

  1. One who potters

Ancestry of “potterer”, step by step

potterer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Potter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPotterA person from Stoke-on-Trent; someone connected...
2EnglishpoteTo push, thrust; To poke
3Middle Englishpoten
4Old Englishpotianto thrust, push
5Proto-Germanicputōn
6Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud-