Where does “pugn” come from?

pugn (Romansch) comes from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

pugn (Romansch): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “pugn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpugnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up; a...
2Proto-Italicpugnosfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →