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