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- Middle Englishwaterpot
- Englishwaterpot
From Middle English waterpot, waterpott, water pott, watyrpotte, equivalent to water + pot. Cognate with West Frisian wetterpot (“waterpot”), Dutch waterpot (“waterpot”). Compare also German Wassertopf (“waterpot”).
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waterpot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterpot
“waterpot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterpot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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