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
Ancestry of “finne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vinne | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |