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Where does “fingerling” come from?

fingerling (English) comes 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.

fingerling (English): A young salmon or trout; A type of small potato...

Definitions

  1. A young salmon or trout; A type of small potato...

Ancestry of “fingerling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerfinger
2Middle High Germanvinger—
3Old High Germanfingarfinger
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →