Where does “Figur” come from?

Figur (German) comes from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Figur (German): figure, figurine; character; piece

Definitions

  1. figure, figurine; character; piece

Ancestry of “Figur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
2Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “Figur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin figūra →
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