Where does “švanengezang” come from?

švanengezang (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schwanengesang, from German Schwan, from Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic swan, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

švanengezang (Serbo-Croatian): swan song

Definitions

  1. swan song

Ancestry of “švanengezang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwanengesangswan song
2GermanSchwanswan; the constellation Cygnus
3Middle High Germanswan—
4Old High Germanswan—
5Proto-West Germanicswanswan
6Proto-Germanicswanazswan
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swan →