Proto-Germanic *swainaz

→ English swain (derived)

→ Old English swan (inherited)

→ Middle English swayn (derived)

→ Middle English swon (inherited)

→ Faroese sveinur (mention)

→ Icelandic sveinn (inherited)

→ Norwegian Nynorsk svein (inherited)

→ Old Norse sveinn (inherited)

→ Swedish sven (mention)