Where does “Fangerspëtz” come from?

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

Fangerspëtz (Luxembourgish): fingertip

Definitions

  1. fingertip

Ancestry of “Fangerspëtz”, step by step

Fangerspëtz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Fanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFangerfinger
2Middle High Germanvingerfinger
3Old High Germanfingarfinger
4Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
5Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Luxembourgish Spëtz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSpëtzpoint, tip
2Old High Germanspizza—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →