Where does “pocher” come from?

pocher (Middle French) comes from Old French pochier, from Old French poche, from Frankish puku, from Proto-Germanic pukô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

pocher (Middle French): to poke

Definitions

  1. to poke

Ancestry of “pocher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpochierto poke
2Old Frenchpochepocket, bag
3Frankishpukupouch
4Proto-Germanicpukôbag; pouch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pukô →Every word from Frankish puku →