Where does “svanur” come from?

svanur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

svanur (Icelandic): whooper swan

Definitions

  1. whooper swan

Ancestry of “svanur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvanrswan
2Proto-Germanicswanazswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “svanur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Old Norse svanr →