Where does “punter” come from?
Punter derives from English punt, which comes from English pound, tracing back through Latin -arius and -are formations to Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, meaning to strike or thrust.
punter (English): One who bets against the bank; One who oars or...
Definitions
- One who bets against the bank; One who oars or...
Ancestry of “punter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Punt | — |
| 2 | Irish | punt | pound; butt; tip |
| 3 | Middle Irish | punt | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pund | pound |
| 5 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 8 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “punter”