Where does “pūter” come from?

pūter (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.

pūter (Latin): rotten, decaying

Definitions

  1. rotten, decaying

Ancestry of “pūter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul

Words derived from “pūter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puH-