Where does “Suābia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Suābia”, 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 “Suābia”

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