Where does “Schweinhorn” come from?
Schweinhorn (German) comes from German Einhorn, from Old High German einhurno, from Proto-West Germanic ainahorn, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos — one; single.
Schweinhorn (German): a hybrid of a pig and a unicorn
Definitions
- a hybrid of a pig and a unicorn
Ancestry of “Schweinhorn”, step by step
Schweinhorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Einhorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Einhorn | unicorn |
| 2 | Old High German | einhurno | A unicorn |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ainahorn | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūnicornis | One-horned |
| 5 | Latin | ūni- | one; uni |
| 6 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 7 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via German schwein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwein | swine, pig |
| 2 | Middle High German | swin | swine, pig |
| 3 | Old High German | swīn | swine, pig |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swīn | pig, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |