Where does “Finga” come from?

Finga (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

Finga (Bavarian): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “Finga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvingerfinger
2Old High Germanfingarfinger
3Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
4Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →