Where does “Finn” come from?

Finn (Luxembourgish) comes from German finne, 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.

Finn (Luxembourgish): Finn (person from Finland)

Definitions

  1. Finn (person from Finland)

Ancestry of “Finn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfinnebig dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
2Middle Low Germanfinne—
3Old Saxonfinna—
4Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →