Where does “swill-pot” come from?
swill-pot (English) comes from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
swill-pot (English): A drunkard
Definitions
- A drunkard
Ancestry of “swill-pot”, step by step
swill-pot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 3 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via English swill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swill | A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | swilen | to wash; swirl; wash away |
| 3 | Old English | swillan | to gargle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swilljan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swiljaną | to gulp, swallow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |