English
strongpoint
From strong + point.
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘taut’
Proto-Germanic *strangaz ‘tight’
Proto-West Germanic *strang ‘severe’
Old English strang
Middle English strong
English strong
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to prick, punch’
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Latin pungō ‘to prick; to puncture’
Latin pūnctum ‘point; puncture’
Old French point ‘dot’
Middle English poynt ‘small hole’
English point
Today it means
noun A fortified position; a stronghold.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “strongpoint”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / strongpoint