Where does “finn” come from?
finn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål finne, from Danish finde, from Old Danish finnæ, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
finn (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of finne
Ancestry of “finn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | finne | a Finn; fin; to find |
| 2 | Danish | finde | to find; to think, consider; to exist - see... |
| 3 | Old Danish | finnæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | finna | to find |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | finþaną | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |