Where does “vanneteräs” come from?

vanneteräs (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanne, from Proto-Finno-Ugric vandëh, from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vanneteräs (Finnish): narrow strip, (narrow) strip steel

Definitions

  1. narrow strip, (narrow) strip steel

Ancestry of “vanneteräs”, step by step

vanneteräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvannehoop; band; rim
2Proto-Finno-Ugricvandëh—
3Proto-Germanicwanduzmole; vole; rod, switch, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish teräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterässteel
2Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanduz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric vandëh →