Where does “svan” come from?
svan (Swedish) comes from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
svan (Swedish): swan
Ancestry of “svan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | svanr | swan |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swanaz | swan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |
Words derived from “svan”