Where does “Swedish” come from?

Swedish derives from Middle English -isch, Old English -isċ, Proto-West Germanic -isk, Proto-Germanic -iskaz, and Proto-Indo-European -iskos, a suffix forming adjectives of relationship or origin.

Swedish (English): Of or pertaining to Sweden; Of or pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Sweden; Of or pertaining to...

Ancestry of “Swedish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswedeThe fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape,...
2Middle Low GermanSwêde—
3Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
4Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"

Words derived from “Swedish”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihô →Every word from Middle Low German Swêde →