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Where does “svín” come from?

svín (Old Norse) comes 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...

svín (Old Norse): pig, swine

Definitions

  1. pig, swine

Ancestry of “svín”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svín”

  • svin
  • vildsvin
  • jordsvin
  • svinstia
  • piggsvin
  • myrpiggsvin
  • svinelær
  • svin
  • svinekjøtt
  • piggsvin
  • svineinfluensa
  • svin
  • svinekjøtt
  • pindsvin
  • vildsvin
  • svin
  • svínakjöt
  • svín
  • jarðsvín
  • tindasvín
  • Svínoy
  • svín
  • svyn
  • svýn
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