English
forefingernail
Blend of forefinger + fingernail.
A blend of forefinger + fingernail
Proto-Germanic *fingraz ‘finger’
Proto-West Germanic *fingr ‘finger’
Old English finger
Middle English fynger ‘finger’
Middle English forefynger ‘the index finger’
English forefinger
Middle English finger neil(e)
English fingernail
Today it means
noun The nail of the forefinger.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forefingernail