Rootsi
Pronunciation: /ˈroˑtsi/
“Rootsi” is an Estonian word. Its meaning in English:
proper noun
- the name of some villages in Estonia
Etymology
From archaic roots (“Swede”), from Proto-Finnic *roocci (around 8th-9th century AD; very late, possibly even post-Proto-Finnic). The word is ultimately from Old Norse róðr (“steering oar”), from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą (“rudder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”). Finnic cognates include Finnish Ruotsi, Livvi Ruočči (“(Lutheran) Finland”), Veps Ročinma and Võro Roodsi. Old East Slavic…
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