putt

English

/pʌt/, [pʰat], [pʰʌt], [pʰɐt], [pʰʊt]

noun

Definitions

(golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch putten (dig a pit, dig a hit).

Origin

Middle Dutch

putten

Gloss

dig a pit, dig a hit

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

outputt English
Putt German
putten Dutch, Flemish
*putōną Proto-Germanic
putian Old English
putten Middle English
pútta Icelandic
put Middle Dutch
putten Middle Dutch

outputt