Where does “sångsvan” come from?

sångsvan (Swedish) comes from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sångsvan (Swedish): a whooper swan

Definitions

  1. a whooper swan

Ancestry of “sångsvan”, step by step

sångsvan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsånga song
2Old Swedishsānger—
3Old Norsesǫngrsong
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Swedish svan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvanswan
2Old Norsesvanrswan
3Proto-Germanicswanazswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →