Where does “swaan” come from?

swaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Zwaan, from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch swano, from Proto-Germanic swanô.

swaan (Afrikaans): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “swaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZwaanCygnus
2Middle Dutchswane
3Old Dutchswano
4Proto-Germanicswanô
Every word from Proto-Germanic swanô