Where does “Schwan” come from?

Schwan (German) comes 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.

Schwan (German): swan; the constellation Cygnus

Definitions

  1. swan; the constellation Cygnus

Ancestry of “Schwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswan—
2Old High Germanswan—
3Proto-West Germanicswanswan
4Proto-Germanicswanazswan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “Schwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →