Where does “Zwaan” come from?
Zwaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch swano, from Proto-Germanic swanô.
Ancestry of “Zwaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | swane | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | swano | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swanô | — |