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Where does “potta” come from?

potta (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German pot, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

potta (Swedish): to strike, knock, push gently, shove, put away;...

Definitions

  1. to strike, knock, push gently, shove, put away;...

Ancestry of “potta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpot—
2Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “potta”

  • pottaharjoittelu
  • potta
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