Where does “Zwergschwan” come from?

Zwergschwan (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.

Zwergschwan (German): Bewick's swan

Definitions

  1. Bewick's swan

Ancestry of “Zwergschwan”, step by step

Zwergschwan 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 Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc—
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →