pot

Middle English

/pɔt/

noun
Definitions
  • A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel:
  • (rare) The top of the skull.
  • (rare) A shard of earthen material.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pott (a pot, pot) borrowed from Old French pot (pot) inherited from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (pot, jar, tub) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *budnós (a type of vessel).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*budnós

Gloss

a type of vessel

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