Where does “vūst” come from?
vūst (Middle High German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “vūst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “vūst”