Where does “pottleful” come from?
pottleful (English) comes from English pottle, from Middle English potell, from Old French potel, 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...
pottleful (English): The amount that a pottle will hold
Definitions
- The amount that a pottle will hold
Ancestry of “pottleful”, step by step
pottleful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pottle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pottle | A former unit of volume, equivalent to half a... |
| 2 | Middle English | potell | A pottle |
| 3 | Old French | potel | — |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |