Where does “straalvinnige” come from?

straalvinnige (Dutch) comes from Dutch vin, from Middle Dutch vinne, from Old Dutch finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

straalvinnige (Dutch): ray-finned fish, any member of the class Actinopterygii

Definitions

  1. ray-finned fish, any member of the class Actinopterygii

Ancestry of “straalvinnige”, step by step

straalvinnige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvinfin
2Middle Dutchvinne—
3Old Dutchfinnafin
4Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Dutch straal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstraalray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius
2Middle Dutchstrâel—
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →