Where does “swīn” come from?

swīn (Old High German) comes 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...

swīn (Old High German): swine, pig

Definitions

  1. swine, pig

Ancestry of “swīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswīnpig, swine
2Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “swīn”

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