Where does “Faustian” come from?

Faustian (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Faustian (English): Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one's principles or values in order to pursue knowledge, wealth or other benefits

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one's principles or values in order to pursue knowledge, wealth or other benefits

Ancestry of “Faustian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Faustian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-
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