Where does “Sau” come from?

Sau (German) comes from Proto-West Germanic sū, from Proto-Germanic sūz, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Sau (German): pig; sow, female pig; a dislikable or unethical...

Definitions

  1. pig; sow, female pig; a dislikable or unethical...

Ancestry of “Sau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsūsow; pig, swine
2Proto-Germanicsūzsow; pig, swine
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “Sau”

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