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
- forefinger or index finger
Ancestry of “pekefinger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | finger | a finger |
| 2 | Old Norse | fingr | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |