zwaan
Dutch (Brabantic)
/zʋaːn/
noun
Definitions
- A swan, a large waterbird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch swane inherited from Old Dutch *swano inherited from Proto-Germanic *swanô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swanô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- black swan English
- cobswan English
- nonswan English
- swan English
- swanbill English
- swanherd English
- swanless English
- swanlike English
- swanling English
- swanly English
- swanmark English
- swannery English
- swannish English
- swanny English
- swanship English
- swanskin English
- Höckerschwan German
- Schwan German
- Schwanengesang German
- Schwanenhals German
- Schwanenjunges German
- Schwanenteich German
- Schwänin German
- Trauerschwan German
- Zwergschwan German
- knobbel Dutch, Flemish
- knobbelzwaan Dutch, Flemish
- zang Dutch, Flemish
- zwanenzang Dutch, Flemish
- *swen- Proto-Indo-European
- *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *swonh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- svane Norwegian Bokmål
- *swanaz Proto-Germanic
- *swanô Proto-Germanic
- knölsvan Swedish
- mindre sångsvan Swedish
- svan Swedish
- sångsvan Swedish
- スワン Japanese
- svane Norwegian Nynorsk
- swan Old English
- suan Middle English
- swan Middle English
- svanr Old Norse
- svanur Icelandic
- soang Indonesian
- swane Middle Dutch
- swan Old High German
- swaan Afrikaans
- svanur Faroese
- swan Middle High German
- Schwan Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- שוואַן Yiddish
- *swan gmw-pro
- *swano Old Dutch
- swāne Middle Low German
- swan Western Frisian
- *swan Old Frisian
- šwon Lower Sorbian
- svan Volapük
- Swaan Low German