Where does “fingrbrjótr” come from?

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

fingrbrjótr (Old Norse): blunder

Definitions

  1. blunder

Ancestry of “fingrbrjótr”, step by step

fingrbrjótr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fingr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefingrfinger
2Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Old Norse brjótr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjótrsomeone who breaks things, a breaker, a destroyer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →