Where does “fingur” come from?
fingur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.
fingur (Icelandic): finger
Ancestry of “fingur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fingr | finger |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |
Words derived from “fingur”