Where does “pølsefinger” come from?

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

pølsefinger (Danish): a fat finger

Definitions

  1. a fat finger

Ancestry of “pølsefinger”, step by step

pølsefinger 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 pølse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpølsesausage, banger; poop
2Old Danishpølse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →
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