Where does “finne” come from?

finne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish finde, from Old Danish finnæ, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

finne (Norwegian Bokmål): a Finn; fin; to find

Definitions

  1. a Finn; fin; to find

Ancestry of “finne”, step by step

finne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish finde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfindeto find; to think, consider; to exist - see...
2Old Danishfinnæ—
3Old Norsefinnato find
4Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Middle Low German vinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvinne—
2Old Saxonfinna—
3Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Old Norse Finnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
2Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?

Words derived from “finne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Old Norse finna →