Where does “fingertopp” come from?

fingertopp (Swedish) comes from Swedish topp, from Old Swedish topper, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

fingertopp (Swedish): a fingertip

Definitions

  1. a fingertip

Ancestry of “fingertopp”, step by step

fingertopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish topp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtopptop, peak; top; head
2Old Swedishtopper—
3Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via Swedish finger

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