Where does “szwab” come from?

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

szwab (Polish): German, Boche, Fritz, Jerry, Kraut

Definitions

  1. German, Boche, Fritz, Jerry, Kraut

Ancestry of “szwab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzwabia—
2GermanSchwabenplural of Schwabe
3LatinSuēbīa Germanic tribe in southwestern Germany, corresponding roughly to modern Swabia
4LatinSuēbus—
5EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
6Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
7Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “szwab”

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