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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

  1. a fingernail

Ancestry of “fingernegl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfingernegla fingernail
2Danishfingerfinger; imperative of fingere
3Old Norsefingrfinger
4Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
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