Where does “Schwanenhals” come from?

Schwanenhals (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.

Schwanenhals (German): swan neck

Definitions

  1. swan neck

Ancestry of “Schwanenhals”, step by step

Schwanenhals 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 hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalsneck
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “Schwanenhals”

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