Where does “bunt” come from?

bunt (Middle High German) comes from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “bunt”, step by step

bunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin punctus

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

via Old High German bunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbunt—
2Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bunt”

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