English
Swede
Swede comes from Middle Low German Swêde.
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Swêde
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Swede
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Swêde
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Swede
Earliest quotation: 1989, Priit J. Vesilind, The Baltic: Arena of Power: “For the past nine years Swedes have been frustrated…”
Every English word from Middle Low German Swêde
Today it means
noun A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Low German Swêde / Swede