Where does “finn” come from?
finn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
finn (Old Irish): white; bright; blessed
Ancestry of “finn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “finn”