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Where does “Suebi” come from?

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

Suebi (English): A group of Germanic tribes living mostly near...

Definitions

  1. A group of Germanic tribes living mostly near...

Ancestry of “Suebi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSuēbī—
2LatinSuēbus—
3EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
4Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
5Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Suebi”

  • Suebian
Every word from Indo-European *swé →