Where does “udgangspunkt” come from?

udgangspunkt (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.

udgangspunkt (Danish): starting point

Definitions

  1. starting point

Ancestry of “udgangspunkt”, step by step

udgangspunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish punkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpunktdot; point
2Middle Low Germanpunct
3Latinpūnctumpoint
4Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Danish udgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishudgangexit, way out; end; outcome, issue
2Old Norseútgangr
3Proto-Germanicūtgangaza going out, exit
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus