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

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “svan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swanaz →Every word from Old Norse svanr →