Where does “pottlepot” come from?
pottlepot (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...
pottlepot (English): A pot or vessel containing two quarts (four pints), especially one used to hold alcohol
Definitions
- A pot or vessel containing two quarts (four pints), especially one used to hold alcohol
Ancestry of “pottlepot”, step by step
pottlepot 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... |