Where does “Mäaschwien” come from?
Mäaschwien (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Mäa, from Middle Low German mêr, from Old Saxon meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Mäaschwien (Plautdietsch): porpoise
Definitions
- porpoise
Ancestry of “Mäaschwien”, step by step
Mäaschwien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Mäa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Mäa | sea, ocean |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mêr | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | meri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Plautdietsch Schwien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Schwien | pig, hog, swine |