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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fingerbang | To insert one or more digits into another... |
| 2 | English | finger | A 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 |
| 3 | German | Finger | finger |
| 4 | Middle High German | vinger | finger |
| 5 | Old High German | fingar | finger |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fingr | finger |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |