Where does “svane” come from?

svane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

svane (Norwegian Bokmål): a swan

Definitions

  1. a swan

Ancestry of “svane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvanrswan
2Proto-Germanicswanazswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “svane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Old Norse svanr →