Where does “vinger” come from?
vinger (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vinger, from Old Dutch finger, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.
vinger (Dutch): finger
Ancestry of “vinger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vinger | finger; finger, digit |
| 2 | Old Dutch | finger | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fingr | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |
Words derived from “vinger”