Etymograph

English

Findian

Blend of Finn + Indian.

A blend of Finn + Indian

Proto-Germanic *finnaz ‘Sami? Finn?’

Old Norse finnr ‘a hunter-gatherer’

Old English Finnas ‘the Sami’

English Finn

Anglo-Norman indien

Middle English Indien

English Indian

Today it means

noun A member of the group of Finnish-Native Americans that live around the Great Lakes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Findian