Where does “swon” come from?

swon (Middle English) comes from Old English swān, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

swon (Middle English): A pig-herder; one who tends to pigs; A worker or...

Definitions

  1. A pig-herder; one who tends to pigs; A worker or...

Ancestry of “swon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswānswineherd, lad
2Proto-West Germanicswanswan
3Proto-Germanicswanazswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “swon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →