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Proto-Germanic *swanaz (inherited)
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Middle High German swan (inherited)
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Old High German swan (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (derived(de/lb))
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Low German Swaan (cognate)
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Old English swan (cognate)
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Lower Sorbian šwon (borrowed)
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Luxembourgish Schwan (derived)
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German Low German Swaan (cognate)
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Old Norse svanr (cognate)
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Saterland Frisian Swoan (cognate)