Faroese sveinur

← Old English swān (mention)

← English swain (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *swaina- (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *swainaz (mention)

← Old High German swein (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *swé (derived)

← Old Norse sveinn (derived)

→ Faroese fylgisveinur (compound)

→ Faroese piparsveinur (compound)

→ Swedish sven (cognate)