Where does “vísifingur” come from?

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

vísifingur (Icelandic): index finger

Definitions

  1. index finger

Ancestry of “vísifingur”, step by step

vísifingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fingur

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

via Icelandic vísa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvísaverse
2Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →