Where does “Fausthandschuh” come from?
Fausthandschuh (German) comes from German Faust, from Middle High German fūst, from Old High German fūst, 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.
Fausthandschuh (German): mitten
Definitions
- mitten
Ancestry of “Fausthandschuh”, step by step
Fausthandschuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Faust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Faust | fist |
| 2 | Middle High German | fūst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fūst | fist |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via German Handschuh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handschuh | glove; mitten, mitt; gauntlet |
| 2 | Middle High German | hantschuoch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hantscuoh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handuskōhaz | — |