Where does “pekefinger” come from?

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

pekefinger (Norwegian Bokmål): forefinger or index finger

Definitions

  1. forefinger or index finger

Ancestry of “pekefinger”, step by step

pekefinger 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 peke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpeketo point; peke ut - to point out, select, pick,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →