Where does “schwanger” come from?

schwanger (German) comes from Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar, from Proto-Germanic *swangr.

schwanger (German): pregnant; pregnant, gravid; full of, laden with

Definitions

  1. pregnant; pregnant, gravid; full of, laden with

Ancestry of “schwanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswanger—
2Old High Germanswangarpregnant
3Proto-Germanic*swangr—

Words derived from “schwanger”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *swangr →Every word from Old High German swangar →Every word from Middle High German swanger →
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