Where does “Södermanland” come from?
Södermanland (English) comes from Swedish Södermanland, from Old Swedish Suþermannaland, from Old Swedish länd, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Södermanland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Södermanland | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | Suþermannaland | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | länd | land |
| 4 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |