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

Definitions

  1. Faustian

Ancestry of “faustisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaustfist
2Middle High Germanfūst—
3Old High Germanfūstfist
4Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
5Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti- →