Where does “Fink” come from?
Fink (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German finco, from Proto-Germanic finkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ping- — small bird, sparrow.
Fink (Pennsylvania German): finch
Ancestry of “Fink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | finco | A finch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | finkô | finch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ping- | small bird, sparrow |
Words derived from “Fink”