Re: Indo-European for Indo-European

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Peter P" <no1@...> wrote:

> This brings up a question. What is the etymology of the Swedish
> word 'Finland'? I would guess that it is connected with the
> English word 'fen' meaning bog, but I don't have any evidence.
>
> Peter P

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Tacitus (Germania XLVI) discusses the Fenni, who are generally
accepted to be the Finns (or at least Finnic). So, whatever the
etymon might be, don't look for it in Swedish!
Dan Milton