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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

  1. A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...

Ancestry of “pot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
2Vulgar Latinpottum—
3Frankish*pott—
4Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “pot”

  • pot
  • pots
  • teapot
  • potty
  • potluck
  • pothole
  • crackpot
  • flowerpot
  • potbellied
  • stockpot
  • potsherd
  • potholed
  • potbelly
  • honeypot
  • dashpot
  • inkpot
  • repot
  • potful
  • pothead
  • hotpot
  • potholder
  • sexpot
  • potpie
  • stewpot
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