Where does “Svíþjóð” come from?

Svíþjóð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þjóð, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Svíþjóð (Icelandic): Sweden

Definitions

  1. Sweden

Ancestry of “Svíþjóð”, step by step

Svíþjóð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þjóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjóða people
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old Norse svíar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvíarthe Swedes of Sweden proper
2Proto-Germanic*swihaniz—
3Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
4Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →