Where does “fingeraftryk” come from?

fingeraftryk (Danish) comes from Danish finger, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

fingeraftryk (Danish): fingerprint pattern left on surface after contact with finger

Definitions

  1. fingerprint pattern left on surface after contact with finger

Ancestry of “fingeraftryk”, step by step

fingeraftryk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfingerfinger; imperative of fingere
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Danish aftryk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaftryk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →