Where does “Höckerschwan” come from?

Höckerschwan (German) comes from German Schwan, from Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

Höckerschwan (German): mute swan

Definitions

  1. mute swan

Ancestry of “Höckerschwan”, step by step

Höckerschwan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwanswan; the constellation Cygnus
2Middle High Germanswan—
3Old High Germanswan—
4Proto-West Germanicswanswan
5Proto-Germanicswanazswan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

via German Höcker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöckerhump
2Germanhockento squat; to crouch; to sit in a huddled...
3Middle Low Germanhuckento crouch, cower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →