Where does “fûst” come from?

fûst (West Frisian) comes from Middle Low German vûst, from Old Saxon 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.

fûst (West Frisian): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “fûst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvûst
2Old Saxonfūst
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-