Where does “pig” come from?
pig (Torres Strait Creole) comes from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.
pig (Torres Strait Creole): pig
Ancestry of “pig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |