Where does “fingerspets” come from?

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

fingerspets (Swedish): a fingertip

Definitions

  1. a fingertip

Ancestry of “fingerspets”, step by step

fingerspets 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 spets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
2Middle Low Germanspitze—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →