Where does “finne” come from?
finne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.
finne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna
Definitions
- a Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna
Ancestry of “finne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | Finne | — |
| 2 | German | finne | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |
Words derived from “finne”