Where does “Schwan” come from?

Schwan (Luxembourgish) 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.

Schwan (Luxembourgish): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “Schwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwanswan; the constellation Cygnus
2Middle High Germanswan—
3Old High Germanswan—
4Proto-West Germanicswanswan
5Proto-Germanicswanazswan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →