English
fingerhole
From finger + hole.
Proto-Germanic *fingraz ‘finger’
Proto-West Germanic *fingr
Old English finger
Middle English fynger ‘a finger’
English finger
Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’
Proto-Germanic *hulą ‘hollow space’
Proto-West Germanic *hol ‘hollow space, cavity’
Old English hol ‘hole, hollow place’
Middle English hole
English hole
Today it means
noun A hole in a musical instrument to be covered with a finger to modify the pitch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fingerhole