Swede

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
2. (historical) A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden

Sinonieme

Swedish

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

Northern Sami

Sweden

🇸🇪

Dalecarlian

Vertalings

svedese

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

Suédois

Schwede

sueco

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

Zweed

sueco

Suédoise

Σουηδός

Schwedin

sueca

İsveçli

suec

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

Σουηδή

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/swiːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Old Norse: Svíþjóð

Verwante met Old English: Swēoþēod

Verwante met Nederlands: Zweed

Verwante met Duits: Schwede

In summary

From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old Norse Svíþjóð, Old English Swēoþēod (“Sweden”, literally “Swede nation”), itself from Swēo (“Swede”), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede. Doublet of suede.