Where does “fingermat” come from?

fingermat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mat, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

fingermat (Norwegian Bokmål): finger food

Definitions

  1. finger food

Ancestry of “fingermat”, step by step

fingermat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmatfood; imperative of mate
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Norwegian Bokmål finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfingera finger
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →