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Where does “swainaz” come from?

swainaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

swainaz (Proto-Germanic): relative; kinsman; young man; herder; herdsman,...

Definitions

  1. relative; kinsman; young man; herder; herdsman,...

Ancestry of “swainaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “swainaz”

  • Swan
  • swan
  • boatswain
  • coax
  • Swann
  • Swansea
  • swain
  • coxswain
  • bosun
  • cox
  • swanlike
  • swanimote
  • swanny
  • swannery
  • coaxer
  • swanskin
  • coxless
  • swainmote
  • swainish
  • swainishness
  • swannish
  • swanly
  • swainling
  • coaxest
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