Where does “tåmasfinger” come from?

tåmasfinger (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þumalsfingr, from Old Norse þumall, from Proto-Germanic þūmilaz, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tåmasfinger (Westrobothnian): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “tåmasfinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþumalsfingr—
2Old Norseþumallthumb
3Proto-Germanicþūmilazthumb-covering; thumb-sheath
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →