Where does “jarðsvín” come from?

jarðsvín (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic svín, from Old Norse svín, 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...

jarðsvín (Icelandic): aardvark

Definitions

  1. aardvark

Ancestry of “jarðsvín”, step by step

jarðsvín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic svín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvínpig, swine animal of the family
2Old Norsesvínpig, swine
3Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Icelandic jörð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjörðearth; ground; estate, tract of land
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →
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