Where does “putt” come from?
Putt comes from Middle Dutch putten, from Old Dutch putti, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots -eh₂ and -no-.
putt (English): The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a...
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- The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a...
Ancestry of “putt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | putt | to put |
| 2 | Middle English | putten | to push, shove, put |
| 3 | Old English | pūtian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | putōną | to stick, stab, poke; to push |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bud- | to shoot, sprout; to swell |
Words derived from “putt”