Finnveden
Swedish
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A historical map of Finnveden and the other small-countries that constituded Småland.
Alternative forms
- Finnheden, finnaithae, Finnheiði
Etymology
Debated.
The first half finn may refer to a people, or roaming hunters and fishers.
The second half may be Old Swedish ed/ede (“road”) referring to Lagastigen, or Old Swedish hed (“forest area”). The contemporary form comes from early folk etymological associations with ved (“woods”).
Attested since 551 CE as finnaithae in De origine actibusque Getarum by Jordanes.
Proper noun
Finnveden ? (genitive Finnvedens)
- A historical country later incorporated into Småland, Sweden.