Where does “randpunkt” come from?

randpunkt (Swedish) comes from Swedish punkt, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

randpunkt (Swedish): boundary point element of the boundary of a set

Definitions

  1. boundary point element of the boundary of a set

Ancestry of “randpunkt”, step by step

randpunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish punkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpunkta period, a full stop; an item; a point; size of...
2Latinpūnctumpoint
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrandedge, border; stripe, streak
2Old Norserǫndshield
3Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus
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