poignet etymology

French word poignet comes from French pogne, French -et (Suffix indicating diminution or affection.)

Detailed word origin of poignet

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
pogne French (fra)
-et French (fra) Suffix indicating diminution or affection.
poignet French (fra) Carpus. Wrist.

Words with the same origin as poignet

Descendants of -et
beignet boulet brevet cabriolet cachet chapelet coquette cornet couplet crochet croquet filet foret frisquet gigoter livret minet mollet navet papoter parquet pistolet sachet tantinet