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