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Where does “potîn” come from?

potîn (Norman) comes from Norman pot, 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...

potîn (Norman): small pot

Definitions

  1. small pot

Ancestry of “potîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanpotpot
2Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
3Vulgar Latinpottum—
4Frankish*pott—
5Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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