Where does “Finger” come from?

Finger (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian finger, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

Finger (North Frisian): finger anatomy

Definitions

  1. finger anatomy

Ancestry of “Finger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfingerfinger
2Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fingrazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic fingr
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