Where does “Fingerbreite” come from?

Fingerbreite (German) comes from German Breite, from Middle High German breite, from Old High German breitī, from Proto-Germanic braidį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Fingerbreite (German): fingerbreadth, breadth of a finger

Definitions

  1. fingerbreadth, breadth of a finger

Ancestry of “Fingerbreite”, step by step

Fingerbreite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Breite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBreitebreadth, width; latitude
2Middle High Germanbreite—
3Old High Germanbreitībreadth
4Proto-Germanicbraidį̄breadth
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerfinger
2Middle High Germanvingerfinger
3Old High Germanfingarfinger
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic braidį̄ →
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