Where does “finlir” come from?

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

finlir (Swedish): deft, subtle playing (especially in team sports), finesse

Definitions

  1. deft, subtle playing (especially in team sports), finesse

Ancestry of “finlir”, step by step

finlir 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 lir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlirplaying (of a sport, instrument, or game)
2Swedishlirato play
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin
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