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gwan en · INTJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From various English dialects, notably Gullah.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of going on.
   alt of going on
2. (alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of go on.
   alt of go on
   • “Aw, gwan, you slave driver,” the boy said, dashing from the room. 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 199:
3. (alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of going.
   alt of going
   • I need to get to gwan.

Relateds

wha' gwan · wha gwan · what's gwan

gwan en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns Proto-Germanic *gans Old English gōs Middle English gos English goose Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂-osder. Proto-Germanic *swanaz Proto-West Germanic *swan Old English swan Middle English swan English swan blend English gwan Blend of goose + swan.

Meanings

1. (neologism, rare) A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a gander (male goose) and a pen (female swan).

Forms

Synonyms

swoose