Where does “mereswīn” come from?

mereswīn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic mariswīną, 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...

mereswīn (Old English): porpoise, dolphin

Definitions

  1. porpoise, dolphin

Ancestry of “mereswīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmariswīnmereswine
2Proto-Germanicmariswīnąmereswine
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...

Words derived from “mereswīn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →