Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finnaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Disputed[1][2]; possible nominalization of unattested *finniz, from earlier *fēnþniz, vṛddhi gerundive of *fanþijaną (“to travel by foot, walk”).[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸin.nɑz/

Noun

*finnaz m[2]

Sámi

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *finnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*finnaz	finnōz, finnōs
vocative	*finn	finnōz, finnōs
accusative	*finną	*finnanz
genitive	finnas, finnis	*finnǫ̂
dative	*finnai	*finnamaz
instrumental	*finnō	*finnamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Finn
- Old English: Finn, Fin, Finnas pl
  - English: Fins
Old Norse: finnr, fiðr
- Icelandic: Finnur
- Faroese: finnur
- Norwegian: finn
  - → Danish: fin
    - Norwegian Bokmål: finn
- Old Swedish: finne, finnar
  - Swedish: finne
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: finne
    - → German: Finne
- Old Danish: fyndhæ
  - Danish: finne
    - Norwegian Bokmål: finne
→ Ancient Greek: Φίννος (Phínnos)
→ Late Latin: Fennus, Finnus (see there for further descendants)

References

Hellquist, Elof (1922), “finne”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 137b
Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*finnaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
Karsten, T. E. (1915) Germanisch-finnische Lehnwortstudien. Ein Beitrag zu der ältesten Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte der Germanen., Helsingfors: Finnische Litteraturgesellschaft

[1] Hellquist, Elof (1922), “finne”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 137b

[HGE-2] Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*finnaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 103

[3] Karsten, T. E. (1915) Germanisch-finnische Lehnwortstudien. Ein Beitrag zu der ältesten Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte der Germanen., Helsingfors: Finnische Litteraturgesellschaft