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Where does “finger” come from?

finger (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

finger (Old English): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “finger”, step by step

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

Words derived from “finger”

  • fingers
  • finger
  • forefinger
  • fingered
  • fingerprint
  • fingering
  • fingerprinting
  • fingertip
  • fingernail
  • fingerboard
  • fingerlike
  • fingerless
  • fingerspelling
  • fingerpost
  • fingerstick
  • fingerbreadth
  • interfinger
  • fingerspell
  • fingerful
  • butterfingers
  • ladyfinger
  • fingerhold
  • fingerstyle
  • fingerpaint
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