Where does “dwèt” come from?

dwèt (Haitian Creole) comes from French doigt, from Middle French doigt, from Old French doit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dwèt (Haitian Creole): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “dwèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoigtfinger; toe
2Middle Frenchdoigtfinger
3Old Frenchdoitfinger
4Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old French doit →