Etymology

gwan

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Today it means: A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a gander (male goose) and a pen (female swan). Full definition →

English swan ← Middle English swan ← Old English swan
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gwan · interjection1

From various English dialects, notably Gullah.

gwan · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰh₂éns
  2. Proto-Germanic*gans
  3. Old Englishgōs
  4. Middle Englishgos
  5. Englishgoose
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂-os
  8. Proto-Germanic*swanaz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*swan
  10. Old Englishswan
  11. Middle Englishswan
  12. Englishswan
  13. English todaygwan

Blend of goose + swan.

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