sven
Swedish
/svɛn/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
- (historical) a male servant, a squire
- (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish sven derived from Old Norse svæinn derived from Proto-Germanic *swaina-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swaina-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boatswain English
- coxswain English
- swain English
- swaining English
- swainish English
- swainling English
- swainmote English
- swainship English
- *swé Proto-Indo-European
- *swaina- Proto-Germanic
- sexa Swedish
- svensexa Swedish
- swayn Middle English
- sveinn Old Norse
- svæinn Old Norse
- lærisveinn Icelandic
- piparsveinn Icelandic
- sveinn Icelandic
- fylgisveinur Faroese
- piparsveinur Faroese
- sveinur Faroese
- sven Old Swedish