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Where does “finér” come from?

finér (Danish) comes from Danish finere, from Danish fin, from Old Norse fínn, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finér (Danish): finer; imperative of finere

Definitions

  1. finer; imperative of finere

Ancestry of “finér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfinerecomparative degree of fin
2Danishfinfine; choice, classy; delicate
3Old Norsefínn—
4Latinfīnis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “finér”

  • krydsfinér
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →