Where does “fingeravtrykk” come from?

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

fingeravtrykk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fingerprint

Definitions

  1. a fingerprint

Ancestry of “fingeravtrykk”, step by step

fingeravtrykk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfingera finger
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Norwegian Nynorsk avtrykk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavtrykk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →