Where does “spädgris” come from?

spädgris (Swedish) comes from Swedish gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

spädgris (Swedish): suckling pig

Definitions

  1. suckling pig

Ancestry of “spädgris”, step by step

spädgris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisa pig; mammal of the genus "Sus"; a piglet; young...
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

via Swedish späd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspädthin, tiny, young
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Swedish gris →