Where does “þumalsfingr” come from?

þumalsfingr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse þumall, from Proto-Germanic þūmilaz, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “þumalsfingr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþumallthumb
2Proto-Germanicþūmilazthumb-covering; thumb-sheath
3Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þumalsfingr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →