Where does “Szwabia” come from?

Szwabia (Polish) comes from German Schwaben, from Latin Suēbī, from Latin Suēbus, from English swab, from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, from Indo-European *swé.

Ancestry of “Szwabia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwabenplural of Schwabe
2LatinSuēbīa Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia
3LatinSuēbus—
4EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
5Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
6Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Szwabia”

Every word from Indo-European *swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbaz →Every word from English swab →