Where does “norskfinne” come from?
norskfinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk norsk, from Middle Norwegian nornskr, from Old Norse norrǿnn, from Old Norse norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.
norskfinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person of Finnish and Norwegian heritage, especially one living in Norway
Definitions
- a person of Finnish and Norwegian heritage, especially one living in Norway
Ancestry of “norskfinne”, step by step
norskfinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk norsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | norsk | Norwegian |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | nornskr | Norwegian |
| 3 | Old Norse | norrǿnn | northern |
| 4 | Old Norse | norðrǿnn | northern |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōnijaz | northern |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Norwegian Nynorsk finne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | finne | a Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna |
| 2 | Swedish | Finne | A Finn a person from Finland |
| 3 | German | finne | big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals |
| 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 |