Where does “finne” come from?

finne (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vinne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

finne (Danish): Finn; fin

Definitions

  1. Finn; fin

Ancestry of “finne”, step by step

finne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvinne—
2Old Saxonfinna—
3Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Old Norse Finnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
2Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →