Where does “tightfistedness” come from?
tightfistedness (English) comes from English tightfisted, from English tight-fisted, 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- — five.
tightfistedness (English): Reluctance to spend money; miserliness
Definitions
- Reluctance to spend money; miserliness
Ancestry of “tightfistedness”, step by step
tightfistedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tightfisted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tightfisted | Alternative spelling of tight-fisted |
| 2 | English | tight-fisted | reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy |
| 3 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 4 | Middle English | fist | fist |
| 5 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 10 | 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 |