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Where does “swanaz” come from?

swanaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

swanaz (Proto-Germanic): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “swanaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “swanaz”

  • Swan
  • swan
  • Swann
  • swanlike
  • swanny
  • swannery
  • swanskin
  • swannish
  • cobswan
  • swanmark
  • swanbill
  • swanly
  • nonswan
  • swanless
  • Trauerschwänin
  • Trauerschwan
  • Schwänin
  • Höckerschwan
  • Zwergschwan
  • Schwanenjunges
  • Schwan
  • Schwanengesang
  • sångsvan
  • svan
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