Swaan
See also: Swään
Low German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Swaan m (plural Swaans or Swään) (German Low German)
References
[edit]- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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