Skåne
Danish
/skɔːnə/
proper noun
Definitions
- Scania (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula)
Etymology
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
- Scandinavia Latin
- Scandināvia Latin
- Skåne Portuguese
- *Skaþinawjō Proto-Germanic
- Skåne Swedish
- Scedenig Old English
- Skáney Old Norse
- skånsk Danish
- Skánn Icelandic
- Skáni Faroese
- Scania ML