Where does “fisting” come from?

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

fisting (English): present participle of fist; The sexual practice...

Definitions

  1. present participle of fist; The sexual practice...

Ancestry of “fisting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfistA hand with the fingers clenched or curled...
2Middle Englishfistfist
3Old Englishfȳstfist
4Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
5Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “fisting”

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