Where does “hog” come from?
Hog comes from Middle English hog, from Old English hogg, from Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂-.
hog (English): Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of...
Definitions
- Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of...
Ancestry of “hog”, step by step
hog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quahog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quahog | An edible clam with a hard shell found along the... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English hog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hog | A pig or swine, especially one that is castrated... |
| 2 | Old English | hogg | hog, especially a castrated male |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫggva | to hew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 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... |