Where does “svænsker” come from?

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

svænsker (Old Swedish): Swedish

Definitions

  1. Swedish

Ancestry of “svænsker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicswihaniskazSwedish
2Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
3Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"
Every word from Proto-Germanic swe-Every word from Proto-Germanic swihôEvery word from Proto-Germanic swihaniskaz