Meänkieli

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish *roþs- (related to rowing); related to Old Norse Roþrslandi (the land of rowing), older name of Roslagen, where the Finns and Swedes first met, from Old Norse roðr (steering oar), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (to row), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (to row). See also under Finnish Ruotsi.

Cognates in Baltic-Finnic languages include Estonian Rootsi, Veps Ročinma, Võro Roodsi, Northern Sami Ruoŧŧa.

Proper noun

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Ruotti

  1. Sweden