Swaan

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See also: Swään

German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Swaan m (plural Swaans or Swään)

  1. swan (bird, waterfowl)

References

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