Where does “Fünffingerkraut” come from?

Fünffingerkraut (German) comes from German Fingerkraut, 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.

Fünffingerkraut (German): creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

Definitions

  1. creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

Ancestry of “Fünffingerkraut”, step by step

Fünffingerkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fingerkraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerkrautcinquefoil (Potentilla spp. etc.)
2GermanFingerfinger
3Middle High Germanvingerfinger
4Old High Germanfingarfinger
5Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
6Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via German Fünf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFünffive
2Middle High Germanvünf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →