Where does “Finn” come from?

Finn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

Finn (Old English): Sami

Definitions

  1. Sami

Ancestry of “Finn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

Words derived from “Finn”

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