Where does “finger” come from?

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

finger (Norwegian Nynorsk): a finger

Definitions

  1. a finger

Ancestry of “finger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefingrfinger
2Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

Words derived from “finger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →
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