Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finnā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pi-n-h₂-néh₂, suffixed nasal-infix of *(s)peyh₂-. Cognate with Latin pinna (“fin”).

Noun

*finnā f

1. fin

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*finnā
Genitive	*finnōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*finnā	*finnōn
Accusative	*finnōn	*finnōn
Genitive	*finnōn	*finnōnō
Dative	*finnōn	*finnōm, *finnum
Instrumental	*finnōn	*finnōm, *finnum

Alternative reconstructions

• *finnu, *finā, *finu

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
      • Afrikaans: vin