Where does “Faustregel” come from?
Faustregel (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.
Faustregel (German): rule of thumb
Definitions
- rule of thumb
Ancestry of “Faustregel”, step by step
Faustregel 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 rēgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rēgel | rule |
| 2 | Middle High German | regel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | regula | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |