Where does “svenskr” come from?

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

svenskr (Old Norse): Swedish

Definitions

  1. Swedish

Ancestry of “svenskr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicswihaniskazSwedish
2Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
3Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"

Words derived from “svenskr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihô →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihaniskaz →