Where does “Trüffelschwein” come from?
Trüffelschwein (German) comes from German Trüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂ — dry.
Trüffelschwein (German): truffle pig, truffle hog
Definitions
- truffle pig, truffle hog
Ancestry of “Trüffelschwein”, step by step
Trüffelschwein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Trüffel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trüffel | truffle |
| 2 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 3 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 5 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
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... |