Where does “Frühlingsfingerkraut” come from?

Frühlingsfingerkraut (German) comes from German Fingerkraut, 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.

Frühlingsfingerkraut (German): spring cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana)

Definitions

  1. spring cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana)

Ancestry of “Frühlingsfingerkraut”, step by step

Frühlingsfingerkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fingerkraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerkrautcinquefoil (Potentilla spp. etc.)
2GermanFingerfinger
3Middle High Germanvingerfinger
4Old High Germanfingarfinger
5Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
6Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via German Frühling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrühlingspring
2Germanfrühearly
3Middle High Germanvrüe—
4Old High Germanfruoiid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →