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Where does “pottur” come from?

pottur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse pottr, from Middle Low German pot, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

pottur (Icelandic): a pot; a pot, a pool of money; a hot tub, a small...

Definitions

  1. a pot; a pot, a pool of money; a hot tub, a small...

Ancestry of “pottur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pottur”

  • heitur pottur
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