Where does “suan” come from?
suan (Middle English) comes from Middle English swan, from Old English swān, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
suan (Middle English): Alternative form of swan; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of swan; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “suan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | swan | swan; The meat of a swan; A swan as a heraldic... |
| 2 | Old English | swān | swineherd, lad |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | swan | swan |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swanaz | swan |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |