Where does “svæn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “svæn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvæinn—
2Proto-Germanicswaina-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swaina- →Every word from Old Norse svæinn →