Where does “potet” come from?

potet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

potet (Norwegian Nynorsk): a potato

Definitions

  1. a potato

Ancestry of “potet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “potet”

Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potato →