Where does “faust” come from?

faust (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German fūst, from Old High German fūst, 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.

faust (Vilamovian): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “faust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfūst
2Old High Germanfūstfist
3Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
4Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-