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English word finger comes from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷ-ros, Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós, and later Proto-Germanic *fingraz (Finger.)
*penkʷ-ros (Proto-Indo-European)
*penkʷrós (Proto-Indo-European)
*fingraz (Proto-Germanic)
Finger.
finger (Old English)
Finger.
finger (Middle English)
finger (English)
(UK, _, regional, botany, usually, _, in) Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).. (UK, _, slang) A person.. (US, obsolete, _, slang) A policeman or prison guard.. (US, rare, _, slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.. (US, rare, _, slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.. [...]