Where does “svaneham” come from?

svaneham (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.

svaneham (Danish): a magical swan disguise

Definitions

  1. a magical swan disguise

Ancestry of “svaneham”, step by step

svaneham 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 ham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhamslough, skin; objective of han
2Old Norsehamrskin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;...
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →