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Where does “finċ” come from?

finċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

finċ (Old English): finch

Definitions

  1. finch

Ancestry of “finċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch

Words derived from “finċ”

  • finch
  • chaffinch
  • bullfinch
  • greenfinch
  • hawfinch
  • rosefinch
  • finchlike
  • stormfinch
  • redfinch
  • parrotfinch
  • pinefinch
  • fynche
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