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

  1. A national of Finland; A person of ethnic Finnish...

Ancestry of “Finn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFinnasFinns
2Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
3Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?

Words derived from “Finn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic Finnaz →Every word from Old Norse Finnr →Every word from Old English Finnas →