Where does “svanger” come from?
svanger (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German schwanger, from Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar, from Proto-Germanic *swangr.
svanger (Norwegian Nynorsk): pregnant
Ancestry of “svanger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | schwanger | pregnant; pregnant, gravid; full of, laden with |
| 2 | Middle High German | swanger | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swangar | pregnant |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *swangr | — |
Words derived from “svanger”