Where does “Panzerfaust” come from?

Panzerfaust (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.

Panzerfaust (German): Panzerfaust type of anti-tank grenade launcher developed in WWII, now usually the

Definitions

  1. Panzerfaust type of anti-tank grenade launcher developed in WWII, now usually the

Ancestry of “Panzerfaust”, step by step

Panzerfaust 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 Panzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPanzerarmour, armour plating, shield
2Middle High GermanPanzerarmour
3Old Frenchpancierecoat of mail
4Frenchpansebelly; first-person singular present indicative...
5Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “Panzerfaust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →