Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “puut” come from?

puut (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic put- — to swell.

puut (Middle Dutch): frog

Definitions

  1. frog

Ancestry of “puut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicput-to swell

Words derived from “puut”

  • puit
  • puitebloot
Every word from Proto-Germanic put- →