Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swanaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑ.nɑz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). More at *swin-.

Noun

*swanaz m

1. swan

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swanaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swanaz	*swanōz, *swanōs
vocative	*swan	*swanōz, *swanōs
accusative	*swaną	*swananz
genitive	*swanas, *swanis	*swanǫ̂
dative	*swanai	*swanamaz
instrumental	*swanō	*swanamiz

Synonyms

• *albits

Related terms

• *swin-

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear, give birth”).

Noun

*swanaz m

1. boar
2. (in the plural) herd

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *swanaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swanaz	*swanizō
vocative	*swanaz	*swanizō
accusative	*swanaz	*swanizō
genitive	*swaniziz	*swanizǫ̂
dative	*swanizi	*swanizumaz
instrumental	*swanizē	*swanizumiz

Related terms

• *sunaz
• *swīną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swan
  • Old Saxon: swanur m
  • Old High German: *swanar
    • Middle High German: swaner m
    • ⇒ Old High German: swanering m