Ferkel
German (Berlin)
/ˈfɛrkəl/
noun
Definitions
- piglet; a young/immature pig
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German verhelīn inherited from Old High German farhilī derived from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (piglet, pig) derived from Frankish *far(i)kīn.
Origin
Frankish
*far(i)kīn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ferkelkraut German
- Kraut German
- aardvarken Dutch, Flemish
- asvarken Dutch, Flemish
- egelvarken Dutch, Flemish
- feestvarken Dutch, Flemish
- ijzervarken Dutch, Flemish
- minivarken Dutch, Flemish
- muurvarken Dutch, Flemish
- spaarvarken Dutch, Flemish
- stekelvarken Dutch, Flemish
- varken Dutch, Flemish
- varkensbeest Dutch, Flemish
- varkensgriep Dutch, Flemish
- varkenssaté Dutch, Flemish
- varkensvlees Dutch, Flemish
- zeevarken Dutch, Flemish
- *pórḱos Proto-Indo-European
- *farhaz Proto-Germanic
- fearh Old English
- varken Middle Dutch
- farah Old High German
- farhili Old High German
- farhilī Old High German
- aardvark Afrikaans
- vark Afrikaans
- verhelīn Middle High German
- Fierkel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *farh gmw-pro
- Far Alemannic German
- Färli Alemannic German
- *far(i)kīn Frankish
- *farch Old Frisian