Where does “zwijnenstal” come from?
zwijnenstal (Dutch) comes from Dutch stal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.
zwijnenstal (Dutch): a pigsty, a stable where pigs are kept
Definitions
- a pigsty, a stable where pigs are kept
Ancestry of “zwijnenstal”, step by step
zwijnenstal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stal | A stable, a place to keep hoofed animals; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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... |