duim.
thumb, the innermost finger
Meaning & usage
thumb, the innermost finger
inch
pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch *thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô. Compare West Frisian tomme, Low German Dumen, German Daumen, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.
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