Etymograph

English

Scandinavian

From Scandinavi(a) + -an.

Formed from Scandinavia + an

Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō

Latin Scandināvia

English Scandinavia

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’

Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‘one’

Proto-West Germanic *ain ‘one’

Old English ān ‘a’

Middle English an ‘a’

English an

Today it means

noun Someone from Scandinavia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Scandinavian