potsherd
English
/ˈpɒt.ʃɜːd/, /ˈpɑt.ʃəɹd/
noun
Definitions
- (often) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pot-sherd, pot inherited from Old English pot derived from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (a kind of vessel, a type of vessel, type of vessel) inherited from Middle English sherd (potsherd, piece of fired clay broken earthenware) inherited from Old English sceard (sherd, a shard) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skardą (notch, a nick, nick) compound from English pot (pit, marijuana, pot, hollow, chamberpot, cavity) + English sherd (shard).
Origin
English
sherd
Gloss
shard
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipot English
- beanpot English
- coalpot English
- cookpot English
- crackpot English
- crockpot English
- dashpot English
- dyepot English
- eelpot English
- firepot English
- fishpot English
- flashpot English
- fleshpot English
- flowerpot English
- fuckpot English
- fusspot English
- gluepot English
- hodgepodge English
- honeypot English
- hotpot English
- inkpot English
- jampot English
- lickpot English
- matchpot English
- overpot English
- pisspot English
- pot English
- pot marigold English
- pot-bound English
- pot-house English
- potaholic English
- potale English
- potbank English
- potbellied English
- potbelly English
- potboy English
- potcake English
- potful English
- potgun English
- pothanger English
- pothead English
- potherb English
- potholder English
- pothole English
- pothook English
- pothunter English
- pothunting English
- potless English
- potlid English
- potlike English
- potline English
- potluck English
- potman English
- potpie English
- potshot English
- potstick English
- potstone English
- pottable English
- potter English
- potty English
- potworm English
- quart-pot English
- reel-pot English
- repot English
- rumpot English
- saucepot English
- sexpot English
- sherd English
- shitpot English
- stewpot English
- stinkpot English
- stockpot English
- sulkpot English
- swankpot English
- swill-pot English
- tarpot English
- teapot English
- thumbpot English
- tosspot English
- trampot English
- try pot English
- underpot English
- unpot English
- washpot English
- waterpot English
- whitepot English
- potti Finnish
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- *budn- Proto-Indo-European
- *puttaz Proto-Germanic
- *skardą Proto-Germanic
- pot Old English
- pott Old English
- sceard Old English
- sċeard Old English
- pot Middle English
- pot stik Middle English
- pot-sherd Middle English
- potage Middle English
- potell Middle English
- potful Middle English
- potte Middle English
- pottere Middle English
- pyssepotte Middle English
- scherd Middle English
- sherd Middle English
- skarð Old Norse
- scart Old High German
- potsticker Chinese
- poto Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- pot
- repot
- unpot
- potty
- sherd
- potlid
- potboy
- rumpot
- hotpot
- inkpot
- sexpot
- tarpot
- dyepot
- potgun
- potman
- eelpot
- potful
- jampot
- potale
- potter
- potpie
- teapot
- fuckpot
- cookpot
- potlike
- pothook
- pisspot
- fusspot
- firepot
- dashpot
- gluepot
- stewpot
- beanpot
- potbank
- pothead
- try pot
- lickpot
- potcake
- potworm
- washpot
- trampot
- potshot
- pothole
- fishpot
- potless
- potherb
- overpot
- potluck
- sulkpot
- coalpot
- antipot
- potline
- tosspot
- shitpot
- fleshpot
- honeypot
- matchpot
- whitepot
- potstick
- stockpot
- underpot
- crockpot
- crackpot
- potbelly
- waterpot
- thumbpot
- pottable
- stinkpot
- swankpot
- saucepot
- flashpot
- potstone
- reel-pot
- pot-bound
- quart-pot
- potaholic
- swill-pot
- pothanger
- pothunter
- flowerpot
- potholder
- pot-house
- pothunting
- hodgepodge
- potbellied
- pot marigold