Where does “finn” come from?

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

finn (Norwegian Nynorsk): Sami; member of the Sami people

Definitions

  1. Sami; member of the Sami people

Ancestry of “finn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “finn”

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