Where does “potel” come from?
potel (Middle English) comes from Middle English potell, from Old French potel, 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...
potel (Middle English): Alternative form of potell
Definitions
- Alternative form of potell
Ancestry of “potel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | potell | A pottle |
| 2 | Old French | potel | — |
| 3 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
Words derived from “potel”