Where does “fistmele” come from?

fistmele (English) comes from English mele, from English meal, from English molé, from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa.

fistmele (English): A traditional unit of distance equal to the width...

Definitions

  1. A traditional unit of distance equal to the width...

Ancestry of “fistmele”, step by step

fistmele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeleA chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii,...
2EnglishmealFood that is prepared and eaten, usually at a...
3EnglishmoléAlternative spelling of mole
4EnglishMollA pet name for Mary
5EnglishmaryA male homosexual
6Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
7Old FrenchMarie
8LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
9Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
10Hebrewמִרְיָם
11Aramaicמריםbitter
12Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via English fist

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
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים