Where does “pfütze” come from?
pfütze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pfuzzi, from Proto-Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.
Ancestry of “pfütze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | pfuzzi | pool |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *puti | — |
| 3 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 4 | Latin | -al | — |
Words derived from “pfütze”