Where does “Schweden” come from?

Schweden (German) comes from Italian Svezia, from Spanish Suecia, from Russian Шве́ция, from Medieval Latin Suecia — Sweden.

Schweden (German): plural of Schwede; Sweden

Definitions

  1. plural of Schwede; Sweden

Ancestry of “Schweden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSvezia—
2SpanishSueciaSweden
3RussianШве́ция—
4Medieval LatinSueciaSweden

Words derived from “Schweden”

Every word from Medieval Latin Suecia →Every word from Russian Шве́ция →Every word from Spanish Suecia →