Where does “Finne” come from?

Finne (German) comes from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

Finne (German): big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine...

Definitions

  1. big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine...

Ancestry of “Finne”, step by step

Finne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German finne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanfinne—
2Old Saxonfinna—
3Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Middle Low German vinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvinne—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →