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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

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

Words derived from “Pott”

  • potthässlich
  • Ruhrpott
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