Where does “fin” come from?

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

fin (Norwegian Nynorsk): fine; pretty, handsome; posh

Definitions

  1. fine; pretty, handsome; posh

Ancestry of “fin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old Norse fínn →