Where does “put” come from?

put (Old French) comes from Latin pūtidus, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

Ancestry of “put”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūtidusrotten, decaying, spoiled, fetid
2Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
3Proto-Italicpūtos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “put”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →