Where does “Fingerkraut” come from?

Fingerkraut (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.

Fingerkraut (German): cinquefoil (Potentilla spp. etc.)

Definitions

  1. cinquefoil (Potentilla spp. etc.)

Ancestry of “Fingerkraut”, step by step

Fingerkraut 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 kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “Fingerkraut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →