Where does “wrattenzwijn” come from?
wrattenzwijn (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...
wrattenzwijn (Dutch): warthog, certain warty swine from the genera...
Definitions
- warthog, certain warty swine from the genera...
Ancestry of “wrattenzwijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zwijn | pig; swine, fiend; bicycle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swijn | pig, swine |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swīn | — |
| 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... |