Where does “asvarken” come from?

asvarken (Dutch) comes from Dutch varken, from Middle Dutch varken, from Proto-Germanic farhaz, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

asvarken (Dutch): a brush with rough bristles and a handle, often...

Definitions

  1. a brush with rough bristles and a handle, often...

Ancestry of “asvarken”, step by step

asvarken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch varken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvarkenA pig, Sus scrofa domesticus; A swine, a dirty,...
2Middle Dutchvarken—
3Proto-Germanicfarhazpig, piglet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchasash; ashes; axis
2Middle Dutchasche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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