Where does “marsvín” come from?

marsvín (Faroese) comes from Old Norse marsvín, from Proto-Germanic mariswīną, 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...

marsvín (Faroese): a guinea pig

Definitions

  1. a guinea pig

Ancestry of “marsvín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemarsvíndolphin
2Proto-Germanicmariswīnąmereswine
3Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →