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German Low German
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)
- swan (bird, waterfowl)
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)