Where does “Svenskfinland” come from?
Svenskfinland (Swedish) comes from Swedish Finland, from Old Norse Finnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Svenskfinland (Swedish): Swedish-speaking Finland the somewhat loosely defined part of Finland in which most of the Swedish-speaking Finns live
Definitions
- Swedish-speaking Finland the somewhat loosely defined part of Finland in which most of the Swedish-speaking Finns live
Ancestry of “Svenskfinland”, step by step
Svenskfinland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Finland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Finland | Finland |
| 2 | Old Norse | Finnland | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Swedish svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svensk | Swedish; of or pertaining to Sweden or the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |