Where does “zwaan” come from?

zwaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch swano, from Proto-Germanic swanô.

zwaan (Dutch): A swan, a large waterbird of the genera "Cygnus"...

Definitions

  1. A swan, a large waterbird of the genera "Cygnus"...

Ancestry of “zwaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswane
2Old Dutchswano
3Proto-Germanicswanô
Every word from Proto-Germanic swanôEvery word from Old Dutch swanoEvery word from Middle Dutch swane