Where does “finslipning” come from?
finslipning (Swedish) comes from Swedish finslipa, from Swedish fin, from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
Ancestry of “finslipning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | finslipa | to grind away the final, smaller irregularities (from something) |
| 2 | Swedish | fin | fine, elegant; good, excellent; thin |
| 3 | French | fin | end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,... |
| 4 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 5 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |