Finnveden

English Etymology From en sv Finnveden. Proper noun en historical en historic country later incorporated into p/Småland c/Sweden. Swedish thumb|A historical map of Finnveden and the other small-countries that constituded Småland. Alternative forms sv Finnheden finnaithae Finnheiði Etymology Debated. The first half finn may refer to a people, or roaming hunters and fishers. The second half may be sv gmq-osw ed/ede road referring to Lagastigen sv, or sv gmq-osw hed forest area. The contemporary form comes from early folk etymological associations with sv ved woods. Earliest known form attested since 551 via la-lat Finnaithae in De origine actibusque Getarum by Jordanes. Proper noun sv historic country later incorporated into p/Småland c/Sweden Meronyms sv Sunnerbo sv Västbo sv Östbo References Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 74, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages la 551 CE Jordanes De origine actibusque Getarum http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/iordanes1.html#II Post hos Ahelmil, Finnaithae, Fervir, Ganthigoth, acre hominum genus et at bella prumtissimum. https://web.archive.org/web/20261009001704/https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/iordanes1.html 9 October 2026