Where does “Schweinkram” come from?

Schweinkram (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...

Schweinkram (German): smut vulgar material

Definitions

  1. smut vulgar material

Ancestry of “Schweinkram”, step by step

Schweinkram 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 krām

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāmstuff
2Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
3Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-