Where does “fist” come from?
Fist comes from Middle English fisten, from Old English fistan, from Proto-Germanic fistaz, from Proto-Germanic fīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe.
fist (English): A hand with the fingers clenched or curled...
Definitions
- A hand with the fingers clenched or curled...
Ancestry of “fist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fist | — |
| 2 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “fist”