Where does “Potlikker” come from?

Potlikker (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Pot, from Old Frisian pot, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Potlikker (Saterland Frisian): forefinger, index finger

Definitions

  1. forefinger, index finger

Ancestry of “Potlikker”, step by step

Potlikker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianPotpot a vessel used for cooking food
2Old Frisianpot
3Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

via Saterland Frisian likje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianlikje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn-Every word from Proto-Germanic puttazEvery word from Old Frisian pot
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