Where does “Sonderbund” come from?

Sonderbund (English) comes from German Sonderbund, from German bund, from Middle High German bunt, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Sonderbund (English): The Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847

Definitions

  1. The Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847

Ancestry of “Sonderbund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSonderbundSonderbund historical alliance of cantons in Switzerland
2Germanbundalliance, federation, league
3Middle High Germanbunt
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus
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