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Where does “Fingerfertigkeit” come from?

Fingerfertigkeit (German) comes from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Fingerfertigkeit (German): dexterity, skill with one's fingers, nimble...

Definitions

  1. dexterity, skill with one's fingers, nimble...

Ancestry of “Fingerfertigkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
2German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
3Middle High German-heit—
4Old High German-heitnature, character
5Proto-West Germanic-haidu—
6Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—
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