Where does “finhakke” come from?

finhakke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fin, from Old Norse fínn, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finhakke (Norwegian Bokmål): to finely chop

Definitions

  1. to finely chop

Ancestry of “finhakke”, step by step

finhakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfinfine
2Old Norsefínn—
3Latinfīnisend
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Norwegian Bokmål hakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhakkea pick, pickaxe or pickax
2Low Germanhacke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old Norse fínn →