Where does “Fionn” come from?
Fionn (Irish) comes from Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Fionn (Irish): fair (of hair or complexion)
Definitions
- fair (of hair or complexion)
Ancestry of “Fionn”, step by step
Fionn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish find
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | find | white |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | white-headed, white-faced |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle Irish finnaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | finnaid | to find out |
| 2 | Old Irish | ro·finnadar | to find |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | windeti | to know, to see; find |
| 4 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |