Where does “Fingerhakeln” come from?

Fingerhakeln (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.

Fingerhakeln (German): finger wrestling

Definitions

  1. finger wrestling

Ancestry of “Fingerhakeln”, step by step

Fingerhakeln 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 hāken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhāken—
2Middle High Germanhāke—
3Old High Germanhākohook
4Proto-West Germanic*hakō—
5Proto-Germanichakôhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →
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