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Where does “pottress” come from?

pottress (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.

pottress (English): Alternative form of potteress

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of potteress

Ancestry of “pottress”, step by step

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
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