Where does “Suàbia” come from?

Suàbia (Catalan) comes from Latin Suābia, from Latin Suēbī, from Latin Suēbus, from English swab, from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, from Indo-European *swé.

Ancestry of “Suàbia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Suābia	—
2	Latin	Suēbī	a Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia
3	Latin	Suēbus	—
4	English	swab	A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
5	Proto-Germanic	swēbaz	someone of the Suebi
6	Indo-European	*swé	—

Every word from Indo-European *swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbaz →Every word from English swab →