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Where does “bundt” come from?

bundt (English) comes from German Bundkuchen, 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.

bundt (English): A baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area...

Definitions

  1. A baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area...

Ancestry of “bundt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBundkuchen—
2Germanbund—
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 -tus →