Etymology

Swabia

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Today it means: A historic region of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany. Full definition →

Latin Suābia ← Proto-Germanic *swēbaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*swēbaz
  2. Latin · borrowed fromSuābia
  3. English todaySwabia

From Latin Suābia, earlier Suēbia, from the Suēbī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

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