Where does “svanger” come from?

svanger (Danish) comes from German schwanger, from Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar, from Proto-Germanic *swangr.

svanger (Danish): pregnant

Definitions

  1. pregnant

Ancestry of “svanger”, step by step

svanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwangerpregnant; pregnant, gravid; full of, laden with
2Middle High Germanswanger—
3Old High Germanswangarpregnant
4Proto-Germanic*swangr—

via Low German swanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanswanger—

Words derived from “svanger”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *swangr →Every word from Old High German swangar →Every word from Middle High German swanger →