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Where does “Suevus” come from?

Suevus (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, from Indo-European *swé.

Ancestry of “Suevus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
2Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Suevus”

  • Σούηβος
Every word from Indo-European *swé →