Where does “pot-sherd” come from?
pot-sherd (Middle English) comes from Middle English pot, 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-sherd (Middle English): pottery shard; potsherd
Definitions
- pottery shard; potsherd
Ancestry of “pot-sherd”, step by step
pot-sherd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 2 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 4 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |