Where does “poing” come from?

poing (Middle French) comes from Old French poing, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

poing (Middle French): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “poing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoinghand
2Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
3Proto-Italicpugnosfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “poing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →