Where does “finish” come from?
finish (Dutch) comes from English finish, from Middle English finishen, from Old French finiss-, from Old French finir, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finish (Dutch): finish; end
Ancestry of “finish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | finish | An end; the end of anything; A protective coating... |
| 2 | Middle English | finishen | — |
| 3 | Old French | finiss- | — |
| 4 | Old French | finir | Alternative form of finer |
| 5 | Latin | fīniō | — |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |