Where does “poton” come from?

poton (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic putōn, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

Ancestry of “poton”, step by step

poton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic putōn

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

via Proto-West Germanic *putōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*putōnto stick, stab, poke

Words derived from “poton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic putōn →
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