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
Ancestry of “Zwergschwan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schwan | swan; the constellation Cygnus |
| 2 | Middle High German | swan | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swan | swan |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swanaz | swan |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |