Where does “Fanger” come from?

Fanger (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

Fanger (Luxembourgish): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “Fanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvingerfinger
2Old High Germanfingarfinger
3Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
4Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós

Words derived from “Fanger

Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fingrazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic fingr