Where does “lillefinger” come from?

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

lillefinger (Norwegian Bokmål): a little finger

Definitions

  1. a little finger

Ancestry of “lillefinger”, step by step

lillefinger 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 lille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållilledefinite singular of liten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →