Etymology:
- From Middle English pit, pet, püt, from Old English pytt, from Proto-Germanic *putjaz, from Latin puteus, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǝ-. Cognate with West Frisian pet, Saterland Frisian Put, Dutch put, German Pfütze, Danish pyt, Icelandic pyttur.
- From Dutch pit, from Middle Dutch pitte, from Proto-Germanic *pittan ), oblique of Proto-Germanic *piþō. Compare pith.
- Shortening.
- From Old Occitan, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg. Compare Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept, Spanish pecho.
- Forrowed from English pit.
- From Old Irish pit, possibly related to putte, Latin puteus.
- From Dutch fiets.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010
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