Where does “baugfingur” come from?

baugfingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fingur, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

baugfingur (Icelandic): ring finger

Definitions

  1. ring finger

Ancestry of “baugfingur”, step by step

baugfingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfingurfinger
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Icelandic baugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbaugurring; armlet worn on the wrist; money
2Old Norsebaugrring
3Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →