Where does “swāne” come from?

swāne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

Ancestry of “swāne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonswan—
2Proto-West Germanicswanswan
3Proto-Germanicswanazswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “swāne”

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