Where does “pinky” come from?

Pinky comes from English pink, from Dutch pink, from English red, from English rede, from English read, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

pinky (English): Pinkish; Methylated spirits mixed with red wine...

Definitions

  1. Pinkish; Methylated spirits mixed with red wine...

Ancestry of “pinky”, step by step

pinky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPinkAn operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...
2Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
3West Frisianpingelsmall item

via Dutch pinkje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpinkje
2Dutchpinkpinkie; one-year-old calf, a bovine yearling; a...

Words derived from “pinky”

Every word from West Frisian pingel →Every word from Dutch pingelen →Every word from English Pink →