Where does “fingertip” come from?
Fingertip derives from English finger, from Middle English finger, from Old English finger, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe, meaning five.
fingertip (English): The tip of the human finger; to move or deflect...
Definitions
- The tip of the human finger; to move or deflect...
Ancestry of “fingertip”, step by step
fingertip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English finger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | German | Finger | finger |
| 3 | Middle High German | vinger | finger |
| 4 | Old High German | fingar | finger |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fingr | finger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |