Where does “Sau” come from?

Sau (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German sū, from Proto-West Germanic sū, from Proto-Germanic sūz, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Sau (Pennsylvania German): sow; filthy person

Definitions

  1. sow; filthy person

Ancestry of “Sau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansū—
2Proto-West Germanicsūsow; pig, swine
3Proto-Germanicsūzsow; pig, swine
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →