Where does “בונט” come from?
בונט (Yiddish) comes from Russian бунт, from German bund, from Middle High German bunt, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
בונט (Yiddish): coloured, multicoloured, motley
Definitions
- coloured, multicoloured, motley
Ancestry of “בונט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бунт | riot, mutiny, rebellion; bale, packet, bundle |
| 2 | German | bund | alliance, federation, league |
| 3 | Middle High German | bunt | — |
| 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 |