Where does “fingerspell” come from?
fingerspell (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.
fingerspell (English): To spell using fingerspelling
Definitions
- To spell using fingerspelling
Ancestry of “fingerspell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | finger | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, ... |
| 2 | German | Finger | finger |
| 3 | Middle High German | vinger | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fingar | finger |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fingr | finger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |