Where does “pot-au-feu” come from?
pot-au-feu (French) comes from French pot, 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...
pot-au-feu (French): Meat and vegetables cooked together in a large...
Definitions
- Meat and vegetables cooked together in a large...
Ancestry of “pot-au-feu”, step by step
pot-au-feu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pot | pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;... |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via French feu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | feu | fire; lighter; traffic light |
| 2 | Old French | fu | fire |
| 3 | Latin | focus | fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;... |
via French au
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | au | — |