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Where does “pot” come from?

pot (Middle Dutch) comes 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...

pot (Middle Dutch): pot, jar; can, jug

Definitions

  1. pot, jar; can, jug

Ancestry of “pot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*pot—
2Frankish*pott—
3Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “pot”

  • hodgepodge
  • stamppot
  • hodgepodgery
  • doofpot
  • pot
  • potloodventer
  • stamppot
  • nachtpot
  • koffiepot
  • spaarpot
  • doofpotaffaire
  • potlood
  • hutspot
  • hochepot
  • hochepoche
  • hochepot
  • hutspot
  • pot
  • potlood
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