Where does “*Skadinawjō” come from?

*Skadinawjō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

*Skadinawjō (Proto-Germanic): Scania

Definitions

  1. Scania

Ancestry of “*Skadinawjō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
2Proto-Germanicagwjō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “*Skadinawjō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjōEvery word from Proto-Germanic awjō