Where does “finger” come from?
Finger comes from Old English finger, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe, the root for five, reflecting the digit's association with counting.
finger (English): A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, ...
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- A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, ...
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