Where does “pit” come from?
pit (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch putti, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.
Ancestry of “pit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | putti | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | puti | well |
| 3 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 4 | Latin | -al | — |