Where does “halefinne” come from?
halefinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk finne, 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.
halefinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tail fin or tailfin , :caudal fin
Definitions
- a tail fin or tailfin , :caudal fin
Ancestry of “halefinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | finne | a Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna |
| 2 | Swedish | Finne | — |
| 3 | German | finne | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |