Etymology of the English word finger
the English word
fingerderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fingrazDerivations in English
fingerboard,
fingerbreadth,
fingered,
fingerflower,
fingerprint,
fingerspell,
fingerspelling,
fingertip,
interfinger,
ladyfinger,
butterfingers,
fingering,
fingernail,
fingerlingCognates
Dutch
vinger, German
Finger, Icelandic
fingur, Swedish
finger, Yiddish
fingerUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
