Where does “Schwänin” come from?

Schwänin (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.

Schwänin (German): pen, swan

Definitions

  1. pen, swan

Ancestry of “Schwänin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwanswan; the constellation Cygnus
2Middle High Germanswan
3Old High Germanswan
4Proto-West Germanicswanswan
5Proto-Germanicswanazswan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic swanazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic swan