Where does “finnskur” come from?

finnskur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse finnskr, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

finnskur (Icelandic): Finnish

Definitions

  1. Finnish

Ancestry of “finnskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsefinnskrFinnish; Sami
2Old Norse-skr-ish
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Old Norse -skr →