Where does “fingerbanger” come from?

fingerbanger (English) comes from English fingerbang, from English finger, from German Finger, from Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

fingerbanger (English): One who inserts one or more digits into another...

Definitions

  1. One who inserts one or more digits into another...

Ancestry of “fingerbanger”, step by step

fingerbanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fingerbang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfingerbangTo insert one or more digits into another...
2EnglishfingerA slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals
3GermanFingerfinger
4Middle High Germanvingerfinger
5Old High Germanfingarfinger
6Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
7Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fingrazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic fingr
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