Where does “Swede” come from?

Swede (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Zweden, from Middle Dutch Zweden.

Ancestry of “Swede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZwedenplural of Zweed
2Middle DutchZweden—
Every word from Middle Dutch Zweden →Every word from Dutch Zweden →
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