Where does “fisting” come from?

fisting (Portuguese) comes from English fisting, from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- — five.

fisting (Portuguese): fisting sexual practice of inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum

Definitions

  1. fisting sexual practice of inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum

Ancestry of “fisting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfistingpresent participle of fist; The sexual practice...
2EnglishfistA hand with the fingers clenched or curled...
3Middle Englishfistfist
4Old Englishfȳstfist
5Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
6Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-