Where does “swine” come from?

swine (Middle English) comes from Old English 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...

swine (Middle English): A pig, hog or swine; The meat of swine or pigs;...

Definitions

  1. A pig, hog or swine; The meat of swine or pigs;...

Ancestry of “swine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswīnpig
2Proto-West Germanicswīnpig, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →