Where does “earfinger” come from?

earfinger (Old English) comes from Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

earfinger (Old English): little finger

Definitions

  1. little finger

Ancestry of “earfinger”, step by step

earfinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ēare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēareear
2Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
3Proto-Germanicausôear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Old English finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfingerfinger
2Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

Words derived from “earfinger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →