Where does “standpunkt” come from?
standpunkt (Danish) comes from Danish punkt, from Middle Low German punct, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
standpunkt (Danish): attitude, point of view, stand, standpoint
Definitions
- attitude, point of view, stand, standpoint
Ancestry of “standpunkt”, step by step
standpunkt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | punkt | dot; point |
| 2 | Middle Low German | punct | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Danish stand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stand | position, social status, station; class, rank;... |
| 2 | Danish | stande | to stand, be; indefinite plural of stand |
| 3 | Old Norse | standa | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German Standpunkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Standpunkt | standpoint; stance, point of view |
| 2 | German | Punkt | dot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,... |