Where does “swinishness” come from?
swinishness (English) comes from English swinish, 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- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
swinishness (English): The quality of being swinish
Definitions
- The quality of being swinish
Ancestry of “swinishness”, step by step
swinishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swinish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swinish | Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous,... |
| 2 | English | swine | A pig; A contemptible person; A police officer; a... |
| 3 | Welsh | swyn | spell, incantation; sorcery, witchcraft; magic... |
| 4 | Old English | swīn | pig |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swīn | pig, swine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |