Where does “pot” come from?
pot (Middle English) comes from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
pot (Middle English): A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
Definitions
- A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
Ancestry of “pot”, step by step
pot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 3 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via Old English pott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | pott | a pot; pot |
via Old English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | pot | — |