Where does “Knotenpunkt” come from?

Knotenpunkt (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.

Knotenpunkt (German): junction

Definitions

  1. junction

Ancestry of “Knotenpunkt”, step by step

Knotenpunkt 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 Knoten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnotenknot; interchange; vertex, node
2Middle High Germanknote
3Old High Germanknotoknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus