Where does “potlot” come from?

potlot (Malay) comes from Dutch potlood, from Dutch pot, from Middle Dutch pot, from Old Dutch *pot, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

potlot (Malay): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “potlot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpotloodA pencil; Graphite; Graphite powder
2Dutchpotjar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper
3Middle Dutchpotpot, jar; can, jug
4Old Dutch*pota pot
5Frankish*pott—
6Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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