Where does “puckering” come from?

Puckering derives from English pucker, from English poke, from Middle Dutch poken, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish puku, from Proto-Germanic pukô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-.

puckering (English): A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the...

Definitions

  1. A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the...

Ancestry of “puckering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuckerTo pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to...
2EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
3Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
4Anglo-Normanpokesack
5Frankish*pokō—
6Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “puckering”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Frankish *pokō →