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

  1. Alternative form of potell

Ancestry of “potel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpotellA pottle
2Old Frenchpotel—
3Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
4Vulgar Latinpottum—
5Frankish*pott—
6Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic puttaz →Every word from Frankish *pott →
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