Old Norse origin
Source-reportedFrom Old Norse *Sváf (“Swabian”) + -a (“forming feminine adjectives and nouns”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (swabaharjaʀ /Swābaharjaz/), from Proto-Germanic *Swēbaz (“Swabian”).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: SvafaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: SvafaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

