fynger
Middle English
/ˈfinɡər/
noun
Definitions
- A finger mobile extensions of the hand:
- (rare) The toes usually of non-humans
- (rare) Something unimportant, small, or meagre.
- (rare) A protruding extension or point.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English finger (finger) inherited from *fingr inherited from Proto-Germanic *fingraz (finger) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*penkʷrós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fingergate English
- befinger English
- chicken finger English
- eigenfinger English
- finger English
- finger-wag English
- fingerbang English
- fingerblast English
- fingerboard English
- fingerbone English
- fingerbreadth English
- fingercot English
- fingercuffs English
- fingered English
- fingerer English
- fingerfuck English
- fingerfucker English
- fingerful English
- fingerguard English
- fingerhold English
- fingerhole English
- fingerish English
- fingerless English
- fingerlike English
- fingerling English
- fingermark English
- fingernail English
- fingerpaint English
- fingerpainter English
- fingerpick English
- fingerplate English
- fingerplay English
- fingerpost English
- fingerprick English
- fingerprint English
- fingerroot English
- fingersbreadth English
- fingersmith English
- fingerspell English
- fingerspeller English
- fingerspelling English
- fingerstick English
- fingerstyle English
- fingersucking English
- fingertip English
- fingerwear English
- fingerwise English
- fingery English
- five finger English
- forefinger English
- interfinger English
- ladyfinger English
- leech-finger English
- multifinger English
- nanofinger English
- splitfinger English
- trigger finger English
- Finger German
- *penkʷrós Proto-Indo-European
- *pénkʷrós Proto-Indo-European
- *fingraz Proto-Germanic
- finger Old English
- fingeræppel Old English
- hringfinger Old English
- lytel finger Old English
- middelfinger Old English
- scytefinger Old English
- scytelfinger Old English
- fyngre Middle English
- fingr Old Norse
- fingro Esperanto
- fingar Old High German
- 𐍆𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍂𐍃 Gothic
- *fingr gmw-pro
- fingar Old Dutch
- finger Old Dutch
- fingar Old Saxon
- finger Old Frisian
- pinga Tok Pisin
- fyngier Vilamovian
- finga Sranan Tongo
- pingga Torres Strait Creole