Where does “Judensau” come from?
Judensau (German) comes from German jude, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Judensau (German): Judensau; an image of Jews in obscene contact with a large sow
Definitions
- Judensau; an image of Jews in obscene contact with a large sow
Ancestry of “Judensau”, step by step
Judensau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German jude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jude | Jew |
| 2 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 3 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 7 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
via German Sau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sau | pig; sow, female pig; a dislikable or unethical... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sū | sow; pig, swine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūz | sow; pig, swine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |