Where does “Sweden” come from?

Sweden derives from Middle Dutch Swede, which comes from Middle Dutch Sweden, ultimately from Scots Swaden.

Ancestry of “Sweden”, step by step

Sweden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French suède

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsuèdesuede; first-person singular present indicative...
2GermanSchwedenplural of Schwede; Sweden
3ItalianSvezia—
4SpanishSueciaSweden
5RussianШве́ция—
6Medieval LatinSueciaSweden

via Scots Swaden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsSwaden—
2Middle DutchSweden—
3Middle DutchSwede—

Words derived from “Sweden”

Every word from Medieval Latin Suecia →Every word from Russian Шве́ция →Every word from Spanish Suecia →