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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishbastardiA bastard
2Swedishbastard—
3Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
4Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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