Where does “svedu” come from?

svedu (Finnish) comes from English swede, from Middle Low German Swêde, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".

svedu (Finnish): Swede

Definitions

  1. Swede

Ancestry of “svedu”, 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"
Every word from Proto-Germanic swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihô →Every word from Middle Low German Swêde →