Where does “vänskä” come from?
vänskä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vänrikki, from Swedish fänrik, from German Fähnrich, from German fahne, from Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô — fabric.
vänskä (Finnish): second lieutenant
Definitions
- second lieutenant
Ancestry of “vänskä”, step by step
vänskä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vänrikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vänrikki | The lowest officer rank in the Finnish army. The... |
| 2 | Swedish | fänrik | the lowest officer rank in the Swedish and... |
| 3 | German | Fähnrich | the soldier wearing the flag; ensign |
| 4 | German | fahne | flag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol |
| 5 | Middle High German | vane | — |
| 6 | Old High German | fano | flag |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *fanō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |
via Swedish svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svensk | Swedish; of or pertaining to Sweden or the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |