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Where does “Zeigefinger” come from?

Zeigefinger (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.

Zeigefinger (German): forefinger, index finger

Definitions

  1. forefinger, index finger

Ancestry of “Zeigefinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerfinger
2Middle High Germanvinger—
3Old High Germanfingarfinger
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →