Where does “Schwaben” come from?

Schwaben (German) comes from Latin Suēbī, from Latin Suēbus, from English swab, from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, from Indo-European *swé.

Schwaben (German): plural of Schwabe

Definitions

  1. plural of Schwabe

Ancestry of “Schwaben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSuēbīa Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia
2LatinSuēbus—
3EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
4Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
5Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Schwaben”

Every word from Indo-European *swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbaz →Every word from English swab →