Where does “vijfvingerkruid” come from?

vijfvingerkruid (Dutch) comes from Dutch vinger, from Middle Dutch vinger, from Old Dutch finger, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

vijfvingerkruid (Dutch): creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

Definitions

  1. creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

Ancestry of “vijfvingerkruid”, step by step

vijfvingerkruid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vinger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvingerfinger
2Middle Dutchvingerfinger; finger, digit
3Old Dutchfinger—
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Dutch vijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijffive
2Middle Dutchvijffive
3Old Dutchfīffive
4Proto-Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →