Etymology Explorer
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Where does “swon” come from?
swon (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
Ancestry of “swon”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
swanaz
swan
2
Proto-Indo-European
swenh₂-
to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →