Where does “Punktzahl” come from?

Punktzahl (German) comes from German zahl, from Latvian zāle, from German Saal, from Middle High German sal, from Old High German sal, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Punktzahl (German): score

Definitions

  1. score

Ancestry of “Punktzahl”, step by step

Punktzahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzahlsingular imperative of zahlen; first-person...
2Latvianzālegrass; weed; herb
3GermanSaalhall or large room
4Middle High Germansal
5Old High Germansalhouse, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;...
6Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
7Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol-Every word from Proto-Germanic salizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sāli