Where does “Findian” come from?

Findian (English) comes from English Finn, from Old English Finnas, from Old Norse Finnr, from Proto-Germanic Finnaz — Sami? Finn?.

Findian (English): A member of the group of Finnish-Native Americans that live around the Great Lakes

Definitions

  1. A member of the group of Finnish-Native Americans that live around the Great Lakes

Ancestry of “Findian”, step by step

Findian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Finn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFinnA national of Finland; A person of ethnic Finnish...
2Old EnglishFinnasFinns
3Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
4Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?

via English indian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindianOf or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies
2Middle EnglishIndien—
3Anglo-NormanindienIndian
Every word from Proto-Germanic Finnaz →Every word from Old Norse Finnr →Every word from Old English Finnas →
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