Where does “Finger” come from?
Finger (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.
Finger (Pennsylvania German): finger
Ancestry of “Finger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vinger | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fingar | finger |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fingr | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fingraz | finger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷrós | — |