Where does “bastardijänne” come from?

bastardijänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish bastardi, from Swedish bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bastardijänne (Finnish): baton, baton sinister

Definitions

  1. baton, baton sinister

Ancestry of “bastardijänne”, step by step

bastardijänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bastardi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishbastardiA bastard
2Swedishbastarda bastard (biological cross between different breeds, groups, or varieties)
3Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
4Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish jänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →Every word from Medieval Latin bastardus →