English
splitfinger
From split + finger.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- ‘to split, splice’
Proto-Germanic *splītaną
Proto-West Germanic *splītan ‘to split’
Proto-West Germanic *splittjan
Middle Dutch splitten ‘to split’
English split
Proto-Germanic *fingraz ‘finger’
Proto-West Germanic *fingr
Old English finger
Middle English fynger ‘a finger’
English finger
Today it means
noun A split-finger fastball.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “splitfinger”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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