Where does “fin i kanten” come from?
fin i kanten (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
fin i kanten (Swedish): somewhat haughty (in a silly way) or choosy
Definitions
- somewhat haughty (in a silly way) or choosy
Ancestry of “fin i kanten”, step by step
fin i kanten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Swedish fin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fin | fine, elegant; good, excellent; thin |
| 2 | French | fin | end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,... |
| 3 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 4 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 5 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via Swedish kanten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kanten |