Götaland
/ËjĂžËtaËland/noun
A historical region in southern Sweden, traditionally the land of the Geats.
Did you know?Götaland preserves the name of the Geats, the same legendary people associated with the Old English epic *Beowulf*, making it a rare modern geographic word that still echoes heroic pre-Christian memory.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*GautĆz
âThe Geats or a related Germanic tribal nameâ
Old Norse
ON
Gautar
âThe Geats, a people of southern Scandinaviaâ
Old Swedish
OSw
Götaland
âLand of the Geats; the southern Swedish regionâ
Modern English
English
Götaland
âA historical region in Swedenâ
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