Where does “Swaan” come from?

Swaan (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German swāne, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

Swaan (German Low German): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “Swaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswāne—
2Old Saxonswan—
3Proto-West Germanicswanswan
4Proto-Germanicswanazswan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →