Where does “svane” come from?

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

svane (Norwegian Nynorsk): a swan, a bird of the genus "Cygnus"

Definitions

  1. a swan, a bird of the genus "Cygnus"

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 →
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