Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finnā

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *finnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pi-n-h₂-néh₂, suffixed nasal-infix of *(s)peyh₂-. Cognate with Latin pinna (fin).[1]

Noun

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*finnā f

  1. fin

Inflection

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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

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  • *finnu, *finā, *finu

Descendants

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  • Old English: finn m
    • Middle English: finne, fynne, fyn
  • Old Frisian: *finne (possibly attested in derivative finnich (adj))
    • Saterland Frisian: Finne f
    • West Frisian: fin
  • Old Saxon: *finna
  • Old Dutch: *finna

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Albert L., Lühr, Rosemarie (2017) “pfin”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), volume VI: mâda - pûzza, Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 1425