Where does “brennpunkt” come from?
brennpunkt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
brennpunkt (Norwegian Nynorsk): focus, focal point
Definitions
- focus, focal point
Ancestry of “brennpunkt”, step by step
brennpunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | punkt | point; a dot |
| 2 | Old Norse | punktr | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Norwegian Nynorsk brenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | brenne | Alternative form of brenna |