Where does “Scandinavianness” come from?
Scandinavianness (English) comes from English Scandinavian, from English scandinavia, from Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Scandinavianness (English): The quality or characteristic of being Scandinavian
Definitions
- The quality or characteristic of being Scandinavian
Ancestry of “Scandinavianness”, step by step
Scandinavianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Scandinavian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scandinavian | Someone from Scandinavia; Of Scandinavia; Of the... |
| 2 | English | scandinavia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Scandināvia | a large and fertile island in Northern Europe, perhaps Zealand or Scania |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |