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

Zeigefinger 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 zeigen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeigento point at; to demonstrate, show, to go to show;...
2Middle High Germanzeigen—
3Old High Germanzeigōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →