Where does “bontheid” come from?
bontheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch bont, 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.
bontheid (Dutch): quality of being multi-coloured
Definitions
- quality of being multi-coloured
Ancestry of “bontheid”, step by step
bontheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bont | fur; multi-coloured, party-coloured, motley,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bont | bundle, truss |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |