Where does “putten” come from?

putten (Middle English) comes from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

putten (Middle English): to push, shove, put

Definitions

  1. to push, shove, put

Ancestry of “putten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpūtian—
2Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

Words derived from “putten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →