Where does “finansminister” come from?

finansminister (Danish) comes from Danish finans, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finansminister (Danish): Minister of Finance, in the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

Definitions

  1. Minister of Finance, in the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

Ancestry of “finansminister”, step by step

finansminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish finans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfinansfinance
2Frenchfinancefinance
3Middle Frenchfinance—
4Middle Frenchfinerto finish
5Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
6Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
7Latinfīnisend
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Danish minister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishministera minister
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →