Where does “putten” come from?

putten (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch put, from Old Dutch putti, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

putten (Middle Dutch): to extract from a well; to dig a pit

Definitions

  1. to extract from a well; to dig a pit

Ancestry of “putten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchputpit
2Old Dutchputti—
3Proto-West Germanicputiwell
4Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
5Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “putten”

Every word from Latin -al →