Where does “finlemmad” come from?

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

finlemmad (Swedish): having slender limbs (and body), slender-boned, slender-bodied

Definitions

  1. having slender limbs (and body), slender-boned, slender-bodied

Ancestry of “finlemmad”, step by step

finlemmad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinfine, elegant; good, excellent; thin
2Frenchfinend, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
3Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

via Swedish lem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlema limb
2Old Norselimrlimb
3Proto-Germaniclimuzlimb; member; branch; twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin
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