Where does “bont” come from?

bont (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bont, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

bont (Dutch): fur; multi-coloured, party-coloured, motley,...

Definitions

  1. fur; multi-coloured, party-coloured, motley,...

Ancestry of “bont”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bont

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus