Where does “vuistregel” come from?

vuistregel (Dutch) comes from German Faustregel, from German Faust, from Middle High German fūst, from Old High German fūst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- — five.

vuistregel (Dutch): rule of thumb

Definitions

  1. rule of thumb

Ancestry of “vuistregel”, step by step

vuistregel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Faustregel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaustregelrule of thumb
2GermanFaustfist
3Middle High Germanfūst—
4Old High Germanfūstfist
5Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
6Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Dutch vuist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuistfist
2Middle Dutchvuust—
3Old Dutchfūst—

via Dutch regel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregelline of writing, verse; straight line to write...
2Middle Dutchregelrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →
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