Where does “Fingerbreit” come from?

Fingerbreit (German) comes 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.

Fingerbreit (German): A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger; fingerbreadth/fingersbreadth/finger’s-breadth, inch

Definitions

  1. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger; fingerbreadth/fingersbreadth/finger’s-breadth, inch

Ancestry of “Fingerbreit”, step by step

Fingerbreit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerfinger
2Middle High Germanvingerfinger
3Old High Germanfingarfinger
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via German breit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbreitbroad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...
2Middle High Germanbreit—
3Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
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