Where does “fingertupp” come from?

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

fingertupp (Norwegian Bokmål): a fingertip

Definitions

  1. a fingertip

Ancestry of “fingertupp”, step by step

fingertupp 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 tupp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltupptip, the extreme end of something
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →