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Where does “swīną” come from?

swīną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swīną (Proto-Germanic): swine, pig

Definitions

  1. swine, pig

Ancestry of “swīną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swīną”

  • swine
  • swinish
  • swinishness
  • swinishly
  • swinehood
  • swinelike
  • swinery
  • swinepox
  • swineherding
  • swinestone
  • swineherder
  • microswine
  • swinebread
  • swinecote
  • swinesty
  • mereswine
  • seaswine
  • swineling
  • swineman
  • marsouin
  • Schweinshaxe
  • Minischwein
  • schweineteuer
  • Schweinehirte
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