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Where does “fingr” come from?

fingr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

fingr (Old Norse): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “fingr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

Words derived from “fingr”

  • finger
  • fingeravtryck
  • ringfinger
  • tolvfingertarm
  • pekefinger
  • langfinger
  • tommelfingerregel
  • tommelfinger
  • fingernegl
  • fingerbøl
  • fingermat
  • fingertupp
  • lillefinger
  • fingeravtrykk
  • ringfinger
  • finger
  • tolvfingertarm
  • langfinger
  • tommelfingerregel
  • tommelfinger
  • peikefinger
  • veslefinger
  • fingermat
  • fingertupp
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