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

  1. a Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna

Ancestry of “finne”, step by step

finne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Finne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishFinneA Finn a person from Finland
2Germanfinnebig dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
3Middle Low Germanfinne—
4Old Saxonfinna—
5Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Middle Low German vinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvinne—

Words derived from “finne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →