Where does “pig” come from?

Pig comes from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō, of unknown origin.

pig (English): Any of several intelligent mammalian species of...

Definitions

  1. Any of several intelligent mammalian species of...

Ancestry of “pig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
2Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
3Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig

Words derived from “pig

Every word from Proto-West Germanic piggō