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 →Every word from Old Dutch swano →Every word from Middle Dutch swane →
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