Where does “fingerdocce” come from?

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

fingerdocce (Old English): finger muscles; foxglove "Digitalis purpurea"

Definitions

  1. finger muscles; foxglove "Digitalis purpurea"

Ancestry of “fingerdocce”, step by step

fingerdocce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English finger

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

via Old English docce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdoccebundle, wisp
2Proto-West Germanic*dokkāsomething round, ball; mass, lump
3Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →