Where does “pout” come from?

Pout comes from Middle English pouten, from Proto-Germanic pūto, from Proto-Indo-European bu-, of unknown ultimate meaning.

pout (English): To push out one's lips; To thrust itself outward;...

Definitions

  1. To push out one's lips; To thrust itself outward;...

Ancestry of “pout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpoutenTo pout push out one's lips
2Proto-Germanicpūtoswollen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbū-

Words derived from “pout

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bū-