Where does “putt” come from?

putt (Scots) comes from Middle English putten, from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

putt (Scots): to put

Definitions

  1. to put

Ancestry of “putt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishputtento push, shove, put
2Old Englishpūtian—
3Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

Words derived from “putt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bud- →