bunt

adj · /bʊnt/ ·

Etymology

From Middle High German bunt, probably from Latin punctus, whence also English point; this would make it a doublet of Punkt. Dutch bont seems to have somewhat earlier attestations in the relevant sense, but the phonetic form (b- for p- and Dutch -o- for -u-) could hint at Middle High German origin. It is therefore unsettled which of the two borrowed from which.

Translation

spotted, speckled obsolete
multi-colored; colorful; variegated
mixed, varied, heterogeneous broadly

ein bunter Haufen

a motley crew