English
Swanford
Swanford comes from Proto-Germanic *swanaz ‘swan’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swanaz‘swan’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150swan
- EnglishtodaySwanford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swanaz‘swan’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150swan
- EnglishtodaySwanford
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound, resound’
re, personal, sound, personnel, resonance, unison, resonate, sonnet, resonant, parson, sone, sonorous, consonance, 13 more
Today it means
name A habitational surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *swanaz / Swanford