Where does “punt-out” come from?

punt-out (English) comes from English Punt, from Irish punt, from Middle Irish punt, from Middle English pund, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus — to stretch.

punt-out (English): A punt made from the goal line by a player of the...

Definitions

  1. A punt made from the goal line by a player of the...

Ancestry of “punt-out”, step by step

punt-out traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Punt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPuntA country contemporaneous with the
2Irishpuntpound; butt; tip
3Middle Irishpunt
4Middle Englishpundpound
5Old Englishpundpound
6Proto-Germanic*pund
7Proto-Germanicpundąpound
8Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
9Proto-Italicpondos
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos