Where does “fingercot” come from?

fingercot (English) comes 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.

fingercot (English): A type of surgical glove that covers just one...

Definitions

  1. A type of surgical glove that covers just one...

Ancestry of “fingercot”, step by step

fingercot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfingerA 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
2GermanFingerfinger
3Middle High Germanvingerfinger
4Old High Germanfingarfinger
5Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
6Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via English cot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcotA simple bed, especially one for portable or...
2Middle Englishcotmatted wool
3Old FrenchcoteAlternative form of cotte; coat, robe, tunic,...
4Frankishkottacoat
5Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →