Where does “swineling” come from?
swineling (English) comes from English swine, from Welsh swyn, from Old English 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...
swineling (English): A small, young, or immature swine; pigling
Definitions
- A small, young, or immature swine; pigling
Ancestry of “swineling”, step by step
swineling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swine | A pig; A contemptible person; A police officer; a... |
| 2 | Welsh | swyn | spell, incantation; sorcery, witchcraft; magic... |
| 3 | Old English | swīn | 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... |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |