Where does “fyn” come from?

fyn (Middle English) comes from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

fyn (Middle English): A fin appendage of a fish or similar organ

Definitions

  1. A fin appendage of a fish or similar organ

Ancestry of “fyn”, step by step

fyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
2Latinfīnisend
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Old English Finn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishFinnSami
2Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

Words derived from “fyn”

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