Where does “potthässlich” come from?

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

potthässlich (German): very ugly

Definitions

  1. very ugly

Ancestry of “potthässlich”, step by step

potthässlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPottlarge cup; pot; pot; jar
2Middle Low Germanpot—
3Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

via German hässlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhässlichugly
2Middle High Germanhezzelich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic puttaz →Every word from Middle Low German pot →