Where does “Panzerfaust” come from?
Panzerfaust (English) comes from German Panzerfaust, 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.
Panzerfaust (English): A light, single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher...
Definitions
- A light, single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher...
Ancestry of “Panzerfaust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Panzerfaust | Panzerfaust type of anti-tank grenade launcher developed in WWII, now usually the |
| 2 | German | Faust | fist |
| 3 | Middle High German | fūst | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fūst | fist |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |