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