Where does “Swabia” come from?

Swabia derives from Latin Suabia, from Latin Suebia, from Latin Suebi, from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swé.

Ancestry of “Swabia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSuābia—
2LatinSuēbīa Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia
3LatinSuēbus—
4EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
5Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
6Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Swabia”

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