Where does “fingur” come from?

fingur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

fingur (Faroese): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “fingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefingrfinger
2Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →