Where does “Pfütze” come from?
Pfütze (German) comes from Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Proto-Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.
Pfütze (German): puddle, shallow pool
Ancestry of “Pfütze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | pfütze | — |
| 2 | Old High German | pfuzzi | pool |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *puti | — |
| 4 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 5 | Latin | -al | — |