Where does “Angelpunkt” come from?

Angelpunkt (German) comes from German Punkt, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Angelpunkt (German): pivot

Definitions

  1. pivot

Ancestry of “Angelpunkt”, step by step

Angelpunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Punkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPunktdot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,...
2Latinpūnctumpoint
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German angel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanangelsingular imperative of angeln
2Middle High Germanangelfishing rod
3Old High Germanangulfish hook, sting
4Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus