Where does “fionn” come from?

fionn (Irish) comes from Old Irish finn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

fionn (Irish): fair; blond; cataract

Definitions

  1. fair; blond; cataract

Ancestry of “fionn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfinnwhite; bright; blessed
2Proto-Celticwindoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “fionn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →