Where does “finnpajsare” come from?

finnpajsare (Swedish) comes from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

finnpajsare (Swedish): a Finn (person from Finland)

Definitions

  1. a Finn (person from Finland)

Ancestry of “finnpajsare”, step by step

finnpajsare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Finne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishFinneA Finn a person from Finland
2Germanfinnebig dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
3Middle Low Germanfinne—
4Old Saxonfinna—
5Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Swedish pajsare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpajsarefellow, guy, bloke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →