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Where does “spaarvarken” come from?

spaarvarken (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.

spaarvarken (Dutch): piggy bank, pig-shaped container to save change...

Definitions

  1. piggy bank, pig-shaped container to save change...

Ancestry of “spaarvarken”, step by step

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
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