Swaan

See also: Swään

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Schwoon
• Swan
• Swoon (der neue SASS)

Etymology

From Middle Low German swāne, variant of swan, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Compare Dutch Low Saxon zwaon, Dutch zwaan, English swan, West Frisian swan, German Schwan, Swedish svan.

Noun

Swaan m (plural Swaans or Swään)

1. swan (bird, waterfowl)

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)