Where does “pigsitter” come from?

pigsitter (English) comes from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.

pigsitter (English): One who pigsits; one who looks after or takes...

Definitions

  1. One who pigsits; one who looks after or takes...

Ancestry of “pigsitter”, step by step

pigsitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
2Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
3Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
4Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig

via English sitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsitterSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait; One...
2Middle Englishsitter—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic piggō →