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Faust
Faust
English
Proper noun
Faust
- A magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge and power.
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German fūst, vūst, voust, from Old High German fūst, from West Germanic *funsti-, Proto-Germanic *funstiz, possibly ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five”). Cognate with Dutch vuist, Low German Fust, Old English fȳst (English fist).
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Noun
Faust f (genitive Faust, plural Fäuste, diminutive Fäustchen n)