Where does “sangsvane” come from?

sangsvane (Danish) comes from Danish svane, from Middle Low German swāne, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

sangsvane (Danish): whooper swan

Definitions

  1. whooper swan

Ancestry of “sangsvane”, step by step

sangsvane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish svane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvaneswan
2Middle Low Germanswāne—
3Old Saxonswan—
4Proto-West Germanicswanswan
5Proto-Germanicswanazswan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

via Danish sang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsangsong; singing; past tense of synge
2Old Norsesǫngrsong
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →