duim

Dutch (Brabantic)

/dœy̯m/

noun
Definitions
  • thumb, the inner-most finger
  • inch
  • pintle jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dume inherited from Old Dutch *thūmo inherited from Proto-Germanic *þūmô (thumb).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þūmô

Gloss

thumb

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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