Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “penkʷrós”

175 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós — including fingers, finger, forefinger, fingered, fingerprint, fingering, fingerprinting, fingertip.

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English (69)

German (17)

Norwegian Bokmål (13)

Norwegian Nynorsk (11)

Danish (9)

Esperanto (9)

Dutch (7)

Icelandic (5)

Middle English (4)

Old English (4)

Swedish (3)

Old Dutch (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

West Frisian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Old High German (1)

German Low German (1)

Faroese (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Gothic (1)

North Frisian (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)