Where does “svine” come from?
svine (Danish) comes from Danish svin, from Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
svine (Danish): to make a mess of, mess up, dirty, soil behaving like a swine
Definitions
- to make a mess of, mess up, dirty, soil behaving like a swine
Ancestry of “svine”, step by step
svine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish svin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | svin | hog, pig, swine; swine |
| 2 | Old Norse | svín | pig, swine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Danish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | e | — |