Where does “Finn” come from?
Finn comes from Old English Finnas, from Old Norse Finnr, from Proto-Germanic finnaz, finniz, and fēnþniz, with the ultimate origin and meaning unknown.
Finn (English): A national of Finland; A person of ethnic Finnish...
Definitions
- A national of Finland; A person of ethnic Finnish...
Ancestry of “Finn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | Finnas | Finns |
| 2 | Old Norse | Finnr | a Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Finnaz | — |
Words derived from “Finn”