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Where does “suēvōs” come from?
suēvōs (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, from Indo-European *swé.
Ancestry of “suēvōs”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
swēbaz
someone of the Suebi
2
Indo-European
*swé
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Every word from Indo-European *swé →
Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbaz →