Where does “swan” come from?
Swan comes from Old English swān, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, a root of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
swan (English): Any of various species of large, long-necked...
Definitions
- Any of various species of large, long-necked...
Ancestry of “swan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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”