Where does “fynger” come from?
fynger (Middle English) comes from Old English finger, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.
fynger (Middle English): A finger; The toes; Something unimportant, small,...
Definitions
- A finger; The toes; Something unimportant, small,...
Ancestry of “fynger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | finger | finger |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fingr | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |
Words derived from “fynger”