Where does “veslefinger” come from?

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

veslefinger (Norwegian Nynorsk): a little finger

Definitions

  1. a little finger

Ancestry of “veslefinger”, step by step

veslefinger 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 vesle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskveslesmall, tiny, little; definite singular of liten;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →