Where does “Ruotsi” come from?

Ruotsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ruotsi (Finnish): of Sweden; Sweden; Swedish

Definitions

  1. of Sweden; Sweden; Swedish

Ancestry of “Ruotsi”, step by step

Ruotsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruotsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishruotsiSwedish
2Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
3Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
4Old Norseróðrrowing
5Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Old Norse Róðrsland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseRóðrslandthe land of rowing

Words derived from “Ruotsi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →