Where does “Schwabenland” come from?
Schwabenland (German) comes from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Schwabenland”, step by step
Schwabenland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 2 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 3 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via German Schwaben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwaben | plural of Schwabe |
| 2 | Latin | Suēbī | a Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia |
| 3 | Latin | Suēbus | — |
| 4 | English | swab | A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēbaz | someone of the Suebi |
| 6 | Indo-European | *swé | — |