Where does “korvfinger” come from?

korvfinger (Swedish) comes from Swedish korv, from Old Swedish korver, from Old Norse kurfr, from Proto-Germanic kurbiz, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

korvfinger (Swedish): a short thick finger

Definitions

  1. a short thick finger

Ancestry of “korvfinger”, step by step

korvfinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorva sausage
2Old Swedishkorver—
3Old Norsekurfr—
4Proto-Germanickurbiza cut; a score; notch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfingera finger
2Old Swedishfingerfinger
3Old Norsefingrfinger
4Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →