Where does “zwijn” come from?

zwijn (Dutch) comes 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...

zwijn (Dutch): pig; swine, fiend; bicycle

Definitions

  1. pig; swine, fiend; bicycle

Ancestry of “zwijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswijnpig, swine
2Old Dutchswīn(wild) pig
3Proto-West Germanicswīnpig, swine
4Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “zwijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →