Swedish

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to Sweden, its people, culture, or language

   The museum displayed a collection of Swedish furniture.

2. 2
   noun

   the North Germanic language spoken chiefly in Sweden and parts of Finland

   She learned Swedish before moving to Stockholm.

From Swede plus -ish. Swede ultimately comes through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German from the Old Norse name of the Svear, an ancient people of central Sweden. The adjective also became the conventional name of their North Germanic language.

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