poten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈpoː.tə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • to set, plant, place a young plant or large seed individually in soil or other substrate where it can grow; sow
  • to release young fish or - eggs to regulate the population for fishers' benefit

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch pōten (stick into ground) inherited from Old Dutch *poton 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

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