Where does “puntman” come from?
puntman (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.
puntman (English): A boatman who uses a punt
Definitions
- A boatman who uses a punt
Ancestry of “puntman”, step by step
puntman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Punt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Punt | A country contemporaneous with the |
| 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 |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |