Where does “pout” come from?
pout (Scots) comes from Middle English pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, from Old French poulet, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
Ancestry of “pout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pulet | A pullet |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | pullet | — |
| 3 | Old French | poulet | chicken |
| 4 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 6 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |