Where does “finkamma” come from?

finkamma (Swedish) comes from Swedish kamma, from Old Swedish kamba, from Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

finkamma (Swedish): fine-tooth comb search thoroughly

Definitions

  1. fine-tooth comb search thoroughly

Ancestry of “finkamma”, step by step

finkamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkammato comb
2Old Swedishkamba
3Old Norsekembato comb
4Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
5Proto-Germanickambazcomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Swedish fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinfine, elegant; good, excellent; thin
2Frenchfinend, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
3Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

Words derived from “finkamma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic kambaz