swan
Middle English
/swan/
noun
Definitions
- swan A bird that is part of the genus Cygnus
- The meat of a swan.
- (heraldry) A swan as a heraldic symbol.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English swan inherited from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (swan, the singing bird).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swanaz
Gloss
swan, the singing bird
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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
- *swen- Proto-Indo-European
- *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *swonh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *swanaz Proto-Germanic
- スワン Japanese
- swan Old English
- suan Middle English
- svanr Old Norse
- swan Old High German
- *swan gmw-pro
- *swan Old Frisian
- svan Volapük