Where does “fingertupp” come from?

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

fingertupp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fingertip

Definitions

  1. a fingertip

Ancestry of “fingertupp”, step by step

fingertupp 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 tupp

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