Where does “svíar” come from?

svíar (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".

svíar (Old Norse): the Swedes of Sweden proper

Definitions

  1. the Swedes of Sweden proper

Ancestry of “svíar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*swihaniz—
2Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
3Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"

Words derived from “svíar”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz →