Where does “Swan” come from?
Swan comes from Middle English swan, from Old English swān, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, a root of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
Swan (English): someone connected with Swansea City Football...
Definitions
- someone connected with Swansea City Football...
Ancestry of “Swan”, step by step
Swan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Swansea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Swansea | Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia |
| 2 | Old Norse | Sveinn | boy, lad |
| 3 | Old Norse | sveinn | boy, lad; servant, lackey |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swainaz | relative; kinsman; young man; herder; herdsman,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Middle English swan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | swan | swan; The meat of a swan; A swan as a heraldic... |
| 2 | Old English | swān | swineherd, lad |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | swan | swan |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swanaz | swan |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |
Words derived from “Swan”