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Where does “pote” come from?

pote (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pota.

pote (Middle Dutch): limb, claw

Definitions

  1. limb, claw

Ancestry of “pote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpota—

Words derived from “pote”

  • achtpotig
  • poot
  • duizendpoot
  • tafelpoot
  • tweepoot
  • ruigpoot
  • driepoot
  • achterpoot
  • voorpoot
  • miljoenpoot
  • kraaienpoot
  • poot
Every word from Old Dutch pota →