Nan mais genre les saucissons de sabot ou les fingers de la shoe, enfin merde on compte sur vous pour faire vivre la langue parce que chez nous c'est mort
The Hungarian word is “lábujj” … literally “footfinger.” I’d consider that red because saying “footfinger” and “finger of the foot” are two different things entirely is silly.
Not considered related to Latin digitus, Greek daktylos, In historical Germanic languages apparently applied to the digits of the foot exclusively, but perhaps prehistorically meaning "fingers" as well
Actually, it seems to be the other way. Fingers actually are toes of the hand. Doesn't make sense, so it must be true. Like noses are tails of the face.
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drolex@sopuli.xyz · 36 pts · 233d
French has a word for them ('orteil') but also uses 'doigts de pied', as expected for the true language of poets
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 233d
I've only ever heard orteil being used
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 233d
Eh both are used, i would say doigts de pied is more child talk ?
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 233d
Could be, but I'm quebecois French, so maybe that's why?
drolex@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 233d
Je suis un peu déçu que vous ayez pas un terme spécifique
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 233d
Ben oui on en a. C'est des orteil mon oesti
drolex@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 233d
Nan mais genre les saucissons de sabot ou les fingers de la shoe, enfin merde on compte sur vous pour faire vivre la langue parce que chez nous c'est mort
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 233d
J'aime ca les saucissons de sabot. C'est ca que je vais les appeler dans le future! Merci mon ami(e)!
TomViolence@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 232d
Bah bravo, je suis en train de me taper un fou rire en pleine nuit. Je vais réveiller ma femme avec tes âneries.
unwillingsomnambulist@midwest.social · 15 pts · 233d
The Hungarian word is “lábujj” … literally “footfinger.” I’d consider that red because saying “footfinger” and “finger of the foot” are two different things entirely is silly.
squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi · 7 pts · 233d
Latin: Digitus pedis, finger of the foot
b_tr3e@feddit.org · 4 pts · 233d
Actually, it seems to be the other way. Fingers actually are toes of the hand. Doesn't make sense, so it must be true. Like noses are tails of the face.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 233d
Rear tail only has one nostril. Key difference.
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 6 pts · 233d
Kojų pirštai :3 leg fingers
unlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 233d
Now do one for “glove” and “shoe of the hand” 🤚
synapse3252@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 233d
Now does there exist a foot-worshipping culture that calls "fingers" the "toes of the hand"?
GandalftheBlack@feddit.org · 4 pts · 233d
The red category is a subset of the blue category
tae_glas@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 233d
irish uses ladhar to mean toe 😌
but also méar choise, meaning finger of the feet 😔
Skua@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 233d
Scottish Gaelic uses the same word for "thumb" and "big toe", is that the case in Irish too?
tae_glas@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 233d
we've got the best of both worlds!
ladhar mhór - big toe
ordóg na coise - thumb of the feet
so that'd be ladhrag mhòr or òrdag-coise in gàidhlig, not too drastic a difference there! :)
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 233d
Feetgers.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 2 pts · 232d
So the non-Germanic languages are the ones doing kennings here? Interesting.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 233d
To be fair, the etymology of English "toe" is from middle English and means "digit of the foot".
The full etymology likely originates with something like "finger of the foot".
https://www.etymonline.com/word/toe
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 233d
It is a digit of the foot, regardless of the true origin, though. That's an accurate description.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 229d
Sure, just fascinated by the etymology liely being the same.
Skua@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 233d
Dagnet@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 233d