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

Definitions

  1. to poke

Ancestry of “pota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepotato put, stick
2Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōną →Every word from Old Norse pota →