Where does “vinger” come from?

vinger (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vinger, from Middle Dutch vinger, from Old Dutch finger, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

vinger (Afrikaans): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “vinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvingerfinger
2Middle Dutchvingerfinger; finger, digit
3Old Dutchfinger—
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →
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