Where does “swan” come from?

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

swan (Proto-West Germanic): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “swan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswanazswan
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “swan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →