Where does “sweden” come from?

sweden (Welsh) comes from Welsh siwed, from English suet, from Middle English suet, from Anglo-Norman suet, from Old French seü, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sweden (Welsh): peritoneum (of livestock animals)

Definitions

  1. peritoneum (of livestock animals)

Ancestry of “sweden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsiwedsuet
2EnglishsuetThe fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the...
3Middle EnglishsuetAlternative form of sute
4Anglo-Normansuet—
5Old FrenchseüAlternative form of seu
6Latinsēbumtallow, grease
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from Old French seü →