Scania
English
/ˈskæni.ə/
proper noun
Definitions
- A region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Etymology
Borrowed from Scania derived from Old Norse Skáney derived from Proto-Germanic *Skaþinawjō (Scadia island).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*Skaþinawjō
Gloss
Scadia island
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Scanian English
- Scandinavia Latin
- Scandināvia Latin
- *Skaþinawjō Proto-Germanic
- Skåne Swedish
- Scedenig Old English
- Skáney Old Norse
- Skåne Danish
- Skánn Icelandic
- Skáni Faroese
- Scania ML