Where does “finfin” come from?
finfin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fint, from Norwegian Bokmål fin, from Old Norse fínn, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finfin (Norwegian Bokmål): very fine; excellent
Ancestry of “finfin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fint | neuter singular of fin; fine |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fin | fine |
| 3 | Old Norse | fínn | — |
| 4 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |