Where does “fingerspids” come from?
fingerspids (Danish) comes from Danish finger, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.
fingerspids (Danish): fingertip
Ancestry of “fingerspids”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | finger | finger; imperative of fingere |
| 2 | Old Norse | fingr | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |