English
Spearfinger
spear + finger
Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick’
Proto-Germanic *speru
Proto-West Germanic *speru
Old English spere ‘spear, lance, pike, javelin’
Middle English spere ‘a spear or lance’
English spear
Proto-Germanic *fingraz ‘finger’
Proto-West Germanic *fingr
Old English finger
Middle English fynger ‘a finger’
English finger
Today it means
name A monster and witch in Cherokee legend, having stony skin and a right forefinger that resembles a spear.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spearfinger