Where does “pivot” come from?

pivot (Indonesian) comes from Dutch pivot, from French pivot, from Old French pivot — hinge pin, pivot, penis.

pivot (Indonesian): pivot

Definitions

  1. pivot

Ancestry of “pivot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpivot—
2Frenchpivotpivot; fulcrum; lynchpin
3Old Frenchpivothinge pin, pivot, penis
Every word from Old French pivot →Every word from French pivot →Every word from Dutch pivot →