Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finnō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone; dorsal fin”). Compare Latin pinna (“wing; feather”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸin.nɔː/

Noun

*finnō f

flipper; fin

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *finnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*finnō	*finnôz
vocative	*finnō	*finnôz
accusative	*finnǭ	*finnōz
genitive	*finnōz	*finnǫ̂
dative	*finnōi	*finnōmaz
instrumental	*finnō	*finnōmiz

Related terms

*finǭ

Descendants

Old English: finn m
- Middle English: finne, fynne, fyn
  - Scots: fin, fyn
  - English: fin
Old Frisian: *finne (possibly attested in derivative finnich (adj))
- Saterland Frisian: Finne f
- West Frisian: fin
Old Saxon: *finna
- Middle Low German: vinne f
  - German Low German: Finne, Finn
    - → German: Finne
  - → Danish: finne
  - → Norwegian: finne
Old Dutch: *finna
- Middle Dutch: vinne
  - Dutch: vin

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