Where does “fistnote” come from?

fistnote (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.

fistnote (English): A printed note preceded by a symbol in the shape...

Definitions

  1. A printed note preceded by a symbol in the shape...

Ancestry of “fistnote”, step by step

fistnote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English Note

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNoteThe St. Louis Blues hockey team
2Middle Englishnotenote; Alternative form of not
3Old Englishnotuuse; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility
4Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
5Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti- →