Where does “bunt” come from?

bunt (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.

bunt (German): mixed, varied, heterogeneous; multi-colored;...

Definitions

  1. mixed, varied, heterogeneous; multi-colored;...

Ancestry of “bunt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bunt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →