Where does “bund” come from?

bund (German) comes 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.

bund (German): alliance, federation, league

Definitions

  1. alliance, federation, league

Ancestry of “bund”, step by step

bund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbunt—
2Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Polish bunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbuntmutiny, revolt; rebellion
2Middle High Germanbund—

Words derived from “bund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin punctus →