Where does “scytelfinger” come from?

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

scytelfinger (Old English): forefinger

Definitions

  1. forefinger

Ancestry of “scytelfinger”, step by step

scytelfinger 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 sċytel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċyteldart, arrow; a dart, bolt
2Proto-Germanicskutilaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fingr →