Where does “pota” come from?
pota (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse pota, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.
pota (Icelandic): to poke
Ancestry of “pota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | pota | to put, stick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | putōną | to stick, stab, poke; to push |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bud- | to shoot, sprout; to swell |