Where does “ryggfinne” come from?
ryggfinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rygg, from Norwegian Nynorsk råd, from Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ryggfinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dorsal fin
Definitions
- a dorsal fin
Ancestry of “ryggfinne”, step by step
ryggfinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk rygg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rygg | back; ridge; spine |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | råd | advice; a council; a councillor |
| 3 | Old Norse | ráð | advice, counsel; council |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |