The story
- Old Norse · derived fromsveinn“boy, servant”
- Old Norse · borrowed fromSveinn
- English todaySweyn
From Old Norse Sveinn, a name, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”). Doublet of swain.
Words from the same roots
Old NorseSveinn all →
McQueenswainMcSwainMcSween
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.