pote

English

/pəʊt/

verb

Definitions

(obsolete) To push, thrust.
To poke (with a stick etc.).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English poten inherited from Old English potian (push, butt, goad, thrust, strike) inherited from Proto-Germanic *putōną (stab, stick, push, poke).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*putōną

Gloss

stab, stick, push, poke

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

poten Dutch, Flemish
*bud- Proto-Indo-European
*putōną Proto-Germanic
potian Old English
putian Old English
pytan Old English
poten Middle English
pota Old Norse
pōten Middle Dutch
*poton Old Dutch
*pōtōn Frankish