Where does “svina ner” come from?

svina ner (Swedish) comes from Swedish svin, from Old Norse svín, 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...

svina ner (Swedish): to make a dirty (and disgusting) mess (of)

Definitions

  1. to make a dirty (and disgusting) mess (of)

Ancestry of “svina ner”, step by step

svina ner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvinhog, pig, swine; swine
2Old Norsesvínpig, swine
3Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
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...

via Swedish ner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnerdown; in a direction downwards; down; off
2Swedishnederdown, downwards
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →