The story
- Old Norse · derived fromFinnr“a Sami”
- Latin · borrowed fromFennī
- English todayFenni
From Latin Fennī; compare Ancient Greek Φίννος (Phínnos). The name as used by Tacitus is unclear about whom it actually describes, but it may nevertheless be from Old Norse Finnr (“a Sami”). More at Fenni.
Words from the same roots
Old NorseFinnr all →
Finn
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.