*swanaz^¹

Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈswɑ.nɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

swan

From Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂-os, from *swenh₂- (‘to sound, resound’), that is, a "sounding (singing) bird". See also *swin-.

*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swan (Old Dutch)
  - swan, swāne (Middle Dutch)
    - zwaan (Limburgish)
*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swan (Old Dutch)
  - swan, swāne (Middle Dutch)
    - zwaan (Dutch)
      - swaan (Afrikaans)
*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swan, swon (Old English)
  - swan (Middle English)
    - swan (English)
    - swan (Scots)
*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swan (Old Frisian)
  - Swoan, Swonne, Swoon (Saterland Frisian)
  - swan (West Frisian)
*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swan (Old High German)
  - swan (Middle High German)
    - Schwaan (Hunsrik)
    - Schwunn (Luxembourgish)
    - שוואַן (shvan) (Yiddish)
*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swan (Old High German)
  - swan (Middle High German)
    - Schwan (German)
      - šwon (Lower Sorbian)
      - Schwan (Luxembourgish)
*swan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swan (Old Saxon)
  - swan, swane (Middle Low German)
    - svane (Danish)
    - Swaan, Swoon, swan, swane (Low German)
    - svane (Norwegian)
    - Schwon (Plautdietsch)
svanr (Old Norse)
- svane (Danish)
- svanur (Faroese)
- svanur (Icelandic)
- svane (Norwegian)
svanr (Old Norse)
- svan (Old Swedish)
  - svan (Swedish)