Where does “Pott” come from?

Pott (German) comes from Middle Low German pot, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Pott (German): large cup; pot; pot; jar

Definitions

  1. large cup; pot; pot; jar

Ancestry of “Pott”, step by step

Pott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpot
2Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

via Middle High German pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpot

Words derived from “Pott

Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn-Every word from Proto-Germanic puttazEvery word from Middle Low German pot