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svane.

swan

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. swan

    common-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

A mix of the inherited Old Danish swan, from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”); and the borrowed Middle Low German swane, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan. Cognates include German Schwan, Dutch zwaan and West Frisian swan.

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