Where does “Finndian” come from?
Finndian (English) comes from English Finn, from Old English Finnas, from Old Norse Finnr, from Proto-Germanic Finnaz — Sami? Finn?.
Finndian (English): A person of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage
Definitions
- A person of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage
Ancestry of “Finndian”, step by step
Finndian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Finn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Finn | A national of Finland; A person of ethnic Finnish... |
| 2 | Old English | Finnas | Finns |
| 3 | Old Norse | Finnr | a Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Finnaz | Sami? Finn? |
via English indian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | indian | Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies |
| 2 | Middle English | Indien | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | indien | Indian |