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 mammals

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “finne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “finne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →