Where does “fin-” come from?

fin- (Swedish) comes from Swedish fin, from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

fin- (Swedish): of high or higher quality, fancy, fine

Definitions

  1. of high or higher quality, fancy, fine

Ancestry of “fin-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinfine, elegant; good, excellent; thin
2Frenchfinend, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
3Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin