Where does “Skåne” come from?
Skåne (Portuguese) comes from Swedish Skåne, from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Ancestry of “Skåne”, step by step
Skåne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Skåne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Skåne | southern tip of Sweden, Scania |
| 2 | Old Norse | Skáney | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Danish skåne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skåne | to spare; to take care of, be careful of |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schōnen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaunijaną | — |