pinkie

pinkie · noun¹

1. Dutch · borrowed frompinkje
2. English todaypinkie

From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.

pinkie · noun²

1. Kaurna · derived frombingu
2. English todaypinkie

From Kaurna bingu.

Pinkie · proper noun³

1. Cumbric · derived from*cin“wedge, chisel”
2. Cumbric · derived from*pant“hollow, depression”
3. English todayPinkie

Probably from Cumbric *pant (“hollow, depression”) + Cumbric *cin (“wedge, chisel”).

Words from the same roots