pohha

Old English

Alternative forms

• pocca, poha, pohcha

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pokkō, *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *pukkô, *pukô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to swell; blow; inflate”). Cognate with Middle High German pfoch (“pouch; purse”), Old Norse poki (“pouch; bag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpox.xɑ/

Noun

pohha m

1. poke; pouch; bag

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	pohha	pohhan
accusative	pohhan	pohhan
genitive	pohhan	pohhena
dative	pohhan	pohhum

Descendants

• Middle English: pogh, pouge