Where does “Stichpunkt” come from?

Stichpunkt (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.

Stichpunkt (German): keyword, headword, bullet point, key point

Definitions

  1. keyword, headword, bullet point, key point

Ancestry of “Stichpunkt”, step by step

Stichpunkt 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 stich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Stichpunkt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus