Where does “svanur” come from?

svanur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

svanur (Faroese): A swan; A whooper swan, "Cygnus cygnus"

Definitions

  1. A swan; A whooper swan, "Cygnus cygnus"

Ancestry of “svanur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvanrswan
2Proto-Germanicswanazswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Old Norse svanr →