Where does “Suēbī” come from?

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

Suēbī (Latin): a Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia

Definitions

  1. a Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia

Ancestry of “Suēbī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSuēbus—
2EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
3Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
4Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Suēbī”

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