Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/putōną

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.

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bud- (“to shoot, sprout”); if so, then possibly cognate with Sanskrit बुन्द (bundá, “arrow”), Lithuanian budė, budis (“mushroom, fungus”). However, there are two problems with this theory:

• The phoneme *b is either rare or non-existent in Proto-Indo-European.
• A Proto-Indo-European root normally does not contain two voiced stops.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.tɔː.nɑ̃/

*putōną

1. to stick, stab, poke
2. to push

• *putjaną

• Proto-West Germanic: *putōn
  • Old English: *putian, potian; pȳtan (?)
    • Middle English: puten, putten, poten
      • Scots: put, putt, pit; powter, pouter, pudder
      • English: put, pote, putt; putter, potter
  • Old Frisian: *potia
    • West Frisian: poatsje
  • Old Saxon: *potōn
    • Middle Low German: pōten, potten
      • German Low German: pötern
  • Old Dutch: *potōn
    • Middle Dutch: pōten
      • Dutch: poten
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: pōteren
        • Dutch: peuteren
  • Old High German: *pozzōn
    • Middle High German: pozzen
• Old Norse: pota
  • Icelandic: pota
  • Norwegian: pota, pote; putte
  • Swedish: putta, potta, pötta; påta
  • Danish: putte