Where does “zwanenzang” come from?
zwanenzang (Dutch) comes from Dutch zang, from Middle Dutch sanc, from Old Dutch sang, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.
zwanenzang (Dutch): swan song
Ancestry of “zwanenzang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zang | singing, song |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sanc | singing, chanting; song; first/third-person... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sang | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sangwaz | singing, song |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | songʷʰos | — |