Where does “jättefin” come from?

jättefin (Swedish) comes from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jättefin (Swedish): marvelous, beautiful

Definitions

  1. marvelous, beautiful

Ancestry of “jättefin”, step by step

jättefin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjättejotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...
2Old Swedishiætti—
3Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
4Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →