English
fingerguard
From finger + guard.
Proto-Germanic *fingraz ‘finger’
Proto-West Germanic *fingr
Old English finger
Middle English fynger ‘a finger’
English finger
Proto-Germanic *wardāną ‘to guard, protect’
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Early Medieval Latin wardō
Old French guarder ‘to protect, guard’
Old French guarde ‘protection; guard’
Middle English garde ‘guardianship’
English guard
Today it means
noun Any device or mechanism designed to prevent the fingers becoming trapped or injured, as in a closing door or a machine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fingerguard