Where does “faustisch” come from?
faustisch (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.
faustisch (German): Faustian
Ancestry of “faustisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |