Where does “svæinn” come from?

svæinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swaina-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “svæinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswaina-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “svæinn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Germanic swaina-