Where does “Suio-Gothic” come from?
Suio-Gothic (English) comes from Latin Suiones, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".
Ancestry of “Suio-Gothic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Suiones | Swedes |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *swihaniz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |