Where does “Finne” come from?

Finne (Swedish) comes 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.

Finne (Swedish): A Finn a person from Finland

Definitions

  1. A Finn a person from Finland

Ancestry of “Finne”, step by step

Finne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German finne

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

via Old Norse Finnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
2Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?

Words derived from “Finne”

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