Etymology

Scandinavia

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Today it means: A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands. Full definition →

Latin Scandināvia ← Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Skadinawjō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromScandināvia
  3. English todayScandinavia

Borrowed from Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, the source also of Old English Sċedeniġ and Old Norse Skáney > Swedish Skåne (“southern tip of Sweden, Scania”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*Skadinawjō all →

Scania

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.