Where does “svii” come from?
svii (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svíi, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".
svii (Faroese): Swede
Ancestry of “svii”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | svíi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |