poot.
limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human)
Meaning & usage
limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human)
Spinnen hebben acht poten.
leg or foot
Geen poot hebben om op te staan.
hand
Blijf met je poten van me af!
leg of an object, e.g. furniture
Een kruk met drie poten.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch pôte (“limb, claw”), further etymology unclear. The only known Germanic cognate is Middle Low German pote (itself having been borrowed as Danish pote, Norwegian Bokmål pote, Norwegian Nynorsk pote and German Pfote). Outside Germanic, Old French pote and Catalan pota may be related. See also English paw.
homosexual man
Where this word comes from
Shortened from ruigpoot.
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