Where does “vingertop” come from?

vingertop (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.

vingertop (Dutch): fingertip

Definitions

  1. fingertip

Ancestry of “vingertop”, step by step

vingertop traces back through two 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 top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtopgreat, very good; top; apex
2Middle Dutchtop—
3Old Dutch*topp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →