Where does “finslipa” come from?

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

finslipa (Swedish): to grind away the final, smaller irregularities (from something)

Definitions

to grind away the final, smaller irregularities (from something)

Ancestry of “finslipa”, step by step

finslipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 slipa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	slipa	to grind, to polish, to sharpen
2	Middle Low German	slīpen	—
3	Proto-Germanic	slīpaną	to slide; to grind; to sharpen
4	Proto-Indo-European	sley-	smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “finslipa”

finslipning

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →