Where does “Phrasenschwein” come from?

Phrasenschwein (German) comes from German schwein, from Middle High German swin, from Old High German 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...

Phrasenschwein (German): an (actual or rhetorical) money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box” (swear box for clichés)

Definitions

  1. an (actual or rhetorical) money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box” (swear box for clichés)

Ancestry of “Phrasenschwein”, step by step

Phrasenschwein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschweinswine, pig
2Middle High Germanswinswine, pig
3Old High Germanswīnswine, pig
4Proto-West Germanicswīnpig, swine
5Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via German Phrase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhrasephrase
2Latinphrasisdiction
3Ancient Greekφράσιςspeech; way of speaking, expression; expression,...
4Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
5Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
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