Where does “Faustrecht” come from?

Faustrecht (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.

Faustrecht (German): club law

Definitions

  1. club law

Ancestry of “Faustrecht”, step by step

Faustrecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Faust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaustfist
2Middle High Germanfūst
3Old High Germanfūstfist
4Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
5Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via German recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
4Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
5Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-