Where does “fustian” come from?

fustian (Middle English) comes from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

fustian (Middle English): strong cotton fabric

Definitions

  1. strong cotton fabric

Ancestry of “fustian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfustaineA cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian
2Medieval Latinfustaneum—
3Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “fustian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin fustis →