Where does “litel fynger” come from?

litel fynger (Middle English) comes from Old English lȳtel finger, from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

litel fynger (Middle English): The little finger or pinky finger finger furthest from the thumb

Definitions

  1. The little finger or pinky finger finger furthest from the thumb

Ancestry of “litel fynger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlȳtel fingerpinky, little finger
2Old Englishlȳtellittle
3Proto-West Germaniclūtilbent; tending to stoop; crouching
4Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “litel fynger”

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