Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/punktō

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/punktō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūnctum.[1]

Noun

*punktō m

1. point
2. prick

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*punktō
Genitive	*punktini, *punktan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*punktō	*punktan
Accusative	*punktan	*punktan
Genitive	*punktini, *punktan	*punktanō
Dative	*punktini, *punktan	*punktum
Instrumental	*punktini, *punktan	*punktum

Alternative reconstructions

• *punkt

Descendants

• Old English: punct
• Old Saxon: *punkto
  • Middle Low German: punct, pungt, punt, pont, puncte, punte
    • → Old Norse: punktr
• Old Dutch: *puncto
  • Middle Low German: punct, punt
    • Dutch: punt
• Old High German: punkto, puncto
  • Middle High German: punct, punkt, punt, puncte
    • German: Punkt

References

1. van Veen, P.A.F.; van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997), “punt1”, in Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht; Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN