Where does “pochette” come from?
pochette (French) comes from Old French pochete, from Old French puche, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pochette (French): pocket; sleeve; clutch bag
Definitions
- pocket; sleeve; clutch bag
Ancestry of “pochette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pochete | small bag |
| 2 | Old French | puche | bag |
| 3 | Frankish | *pokō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “pochette”