Where does “doigt” come from?

doigt (French) comes from Middle French doigt, from Old French doit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

doigt (French): finger; toe

Definitions

  1. finger; toe

Ancestry of “doigt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdoigtfinger
2Old Frenchdoitfinger
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “doigt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old French doit →