Where does “Stinkefinger” come from?

Stinkefinger (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.

Stinkefinger (German): the finger

Definitions

  1. the finger

Ancestry of “Stinkefinger”, step by step

Stinkefinger 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 stinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstinkento stink
2Middle High Germanstinken—
3Old High Germanstinkan—
4Proto-West Germanic*stinkwanto stink
5Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →
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