Etymology

From Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Latin puteus ‎(“pit, well”). The same word in a Low German form is Pütt ‎(“mine shaft”). Related with Luxembourgish Pëtz, Dutch put, English pit, French puits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfʏtsə/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏtsə/ (often, in northern and central Germany)