Where does “fingernegl” come from?
fingernegl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fingernegl, from Danish finger, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.
fingernegl (Norwegian Bokmål): a fingernail
Definitions
- a fingernail
Ancestry of “fingernegl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fingernegl | a fingernail |
| 2 | Danish | finger | finger; imperative of fingere |
| 3 | Old Norse | fingr | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |