Where does “finlandssvensk” come from?
finlandssvensk (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.
finlandssvensk (Swedish): Of, or pertaining to, the Swedish-speaking...
Definitions
- Of, or pertaining to, the Swedish-speaking...
Ancestry of “finlandssvensk”, step by step
finlandssvensk 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" |