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Where does “synspunkt” come from?

synspunkt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål punkt, from Old Norse punktr, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

synspunkt (Norwegian Bokmål): a point of view or viewpoint, perspective

Definitions

  1. a point of view or viewpoint, perspective

Ancestry of “synspunkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpunktpoint; a dot
2Old Norsepunktr—
3Latinpūnctum—
4Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →