Where does “fistiness” come from?
fistiness (English) comes from English fisty, from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- — five.
fistiness (English): The quality of being fisty
Definitions
- The quality of being fisty
Ancestry of “fistiness”, step by step
fistiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fisty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fisty | Involving the fists; pugilistic |
| 2 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 3 | Middle English | fist | fist |
| 4 | Old English | fȳst | 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |