Etymology

Scania

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Today it means: A former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Scania ← Old Norse Skáney ← Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Skadinawjō
  2. Old Norse · derived fromSkáney
  3. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromScania
  4. English todayScania

From Medieval Latin Scania (attested since 950), from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō. Doublet of Scandinavia.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*Skadinawjō all →

Scandinavia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.