Where does “Putt” come from?

Putt (German) comes from English putt, from Scots putt, from Middle English putten, from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

Putt (German): putt

Definitions

  1. putt

Ancestry of “Putt”, step by step

Putt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English putt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishputtThe act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a...
2Scotsputtto put
3Middle Englishputtento push, shove, put
4Old Englishpūtian—
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via Low German Pütt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanPütt—
2Middle Low Germanpüttewet hole, spring, cave
3Old Saxonputti—
4Proto-Germanic*puti—
5Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
6Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →