Where does “fingerbøl” come from?

fingerbøl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål finger, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

fingerbøl (Norwegian Bokmål): a thimble

Definitions

  1. a thimble

Ancestry of “fingerbøl”, step by step

fingerbøl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfingera finger
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Norwegian Bokmål bøl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbølrelated to {{m|nb|bøle}}; literally "finger's...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →