Where does “Bundesstraße” come from?

Bundesstraße (German) comes 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.

Bundesstraße (German): federal highway; major highway; a national...

Definitions

  1. federal highway; major highway; a national...

Ancestry of “Bundesstraße”, step by step

Bundesstraße traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German bund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbundalliance, federation, league
2Middle High Germanbunt
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 Es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsE-flat; id
2Middle High Germanëzit
3Old High Germanit
4Proto-West Germanicitit
5Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz

via German straße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstraßestreet; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement
2Middle High Germanstrāȥe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus