Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/puttaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Orel considers the word as borrowed from Latin buttis (“barrel”). An older theory by Petersson derives the word from Pre-Germanic *butnós or *budnós (“a kind of vessel, swelled-out shape”), from Proto-Indo-European *bewd- (“to swell”), possibly cognate to Proto-Slavic *bъdьňa (“tub, cask”) (if not a borrowing from Germanic); compare also Old Armenian պոյտն (poytn, “pot, earthen pot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈput.tɑz/

Noun

*puttaz m

1. pot, jar, tub

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *puttaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*puttaz	*puttōz, *puttōs
vocative	*putt	*puttōz, *puttōs
accusative	*puttą	*puttanz
genitive	*puttas, *puttis	*puttǫ̂
dative	*puttai	*puttamaz
instrumental	*puttō	*puttamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *pott
  • Old English: pott
    • Middle English: pott, potte, pot
      • Scots: pott
      • English: pot
        • → Chichewa: poto
  • Old Frisian: pott, pot
    • Saterland Frisian: Pot
    • West Frisian: pôt
  • Old Saxon: *pott
    • Middle Low German: pott, pot
      • German Low German: Pott
      • Low German: pot
      • → Middle High German: pot
        • German: Pott
  • Old Dutch: pot (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: pot
      • Dutch: pot
        • Afrikaans: pot
  • → Vulgar Latin: *pottus, *pottum
    • Old French: pot
      • Middle French: pot
        • French: pot
          • → Portuguese: pote
      • → Occitan: pot
      • → Catalan: pot
        • → Spanish: pote
      • → Galician: pote, pota
• Old Norse: pottr
  • Icelandic: pottur
  • Faroese: pottur
  • Norwegian: pot, potte
  • Old Swedish: potta, putta
    • Swedish: pott, potta
  • Danish: pot, potte