Where does “piggsvin” come from?

piggsvin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk svin, 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...

piggsvin (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hedgehog

Definitions

  1. a hedgehog

Ancestry of “piggsvin”, step by step

piggsvin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk svin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksvinpig, hog, swine
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 Norwegian Nynorsk pigg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpigga spike; a stud; a spine or quill
2Old Norsepík—
3Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →