Where does “Fin” come from?

Fin (Polish) comes from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

Fin (Polish): Finn

Definitions

  1. Finn

Ancestry of “Fin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishFinneA Finn a person from Finland
2Germanfinnebig dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
3Middle Low Germanfinne—
4Old Saxonfinna—
5Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

Words derived from “Fin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →
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