Where does “poutful” come from?

poutful (English) comes from English pout, from Middle English pouten, from Proto-Germanic pūto, from Proto-Indo-European bū-.

poutful (English): pouty

Definitions

  1. pouty

Ancestry of “poutful”, step by step

poutful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoutTo push out one's lips; To thrust itself outward;...
2Middle EnglishpoutenTo pout push out one's lips
3Proto-Germanicpūtoswollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbū-—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pūto →Every word from Middle English pouten →