Where does “pōten” come from?

pōten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch poton, from Proto-Germanic putōn, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

pōten (Middle Dutch): stick into ground

Definitions

  1. stick into ground

Ancestry of “pōten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpoton—
2Proto-Germanicputōn—
3Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

Words derived from “pōten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōn →