Where does “Svanstedt” come from?

Svanstedt (Swedish) comes from Swedish svan, from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

Ancestry of “Svanstedt”, step by step

Svanstedt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvanswan
2Old Norsesvanrswan
3Proto-Germanicswanazswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

via Swedish stedt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstedt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Old Norse svanr →