Where does “fingerbøl” come from?

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

fingerbøl (Danish): thimble; foxglove, "Digitalis", especially...

Definitions

  1. thimble; foxglove, "Digitalis", especially...

Ancestry of “fingerbøl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfingerfinger; imperative of fingere
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →