Where does “knobbelzwijn” come from?
knobbelzwijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwijn, from Middle Dutch swijn, from Old Dutch swīn, from Proto-West Germanic swīn, 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...
knobbelzwijn (Dutch): warthog, pig of the genus "Phacochoerus"
Definitions
- warthog, pig of the genus "Phacochoerus"
Ancestry of “knobbelzwijn”, step by step
knobbelzwijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zwijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwijn | pig; swine, fiend; bicycle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swijn | pig, swine |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swīn | (wild) pig |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swīn | pig, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |