Where does “fingeravtryck” come from?

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

fingeravtryck (Swedish): a fingerprint

Definitions

  1. a fingerprint

Ancestry of “fingeravtryck”, step by step

fingeravtryck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfingera finger
2Old Swedishfingerfinger
3Old Norsefingrfinger
4Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós

via Swedish avtryck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavtryckan impression, an imprint (in a soft surface, or for example a fingerprint)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fingrazEvery word from Old Norse fingr