Where does “punt” come from?

punt (Manx) comes from Middle Irish punt, from Middle English pund, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.

punt (Manx): pound

Definitions

  1. pound

Ancestry of “punt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishpunt—
2Middle Englishpundpound
3Old Englishpundpound
4Proto-Germanic*pund—
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “punt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →