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Where does “Fingerspitze” come from?

Fingerspitze (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.

Fingerspitze (German): fingertip

Definitions

  1. fingertip

Ancestry of “Fingerspitze”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Fingerspitze”

  • Fingerspitzengefühl
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