Where does “finner” come from?
finner (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.
finner (Norwegian Bokmål): finder; indefinite plural of finne; present of...
Definitions
- finder; indefinite plural of finne; present of...
Ancestry of “finner”, step by step
finner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål finne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | er | present of være |