Schwein
German (Berlin)
/ʃvaɪ̯n/
noun
Definitions
- swine, pig.
- (pejorative) A dirty, or contemptible person.
- (often construed with m) luck, good fortune
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German swīn inherited from Proto-Germanic *swīną derived from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sū-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boatswain English
- coxswain English
- microswine English
- sow English
- swain English
- swaining English
- swainish English
- swainling English
- swainmote English
- swainship English
- swine English
- swinebread English
- swinecote English
- swineflesh English
- swineherder English
- swineherding English
- swinehood English
- swinehound English
- swinelike English
- swineling English
- swineman English
- swinepox English
- swinery English
- swinestone English
- swinesty English
- swineyard English
- swinish English
- suppa Latin
- suīnus Latin
- -e- German
- -s- German
- Braten German
- Bulle German
- Bullenschwein German
- Bär German
- Charakter German
- Charakterschwein German
- Filet German
- Fleisch German
- Grunzschwein German
- Haus German
- Hausschwein German
- Haxe German
- Hirte German
- Kram German
- Meer German
- Meerschwein German
- Meerschweinchen German
- Minischwein German
- Nazi German
- Nazischwein German
- Priester German
- Schweinbär German
- Schweinchen German
- Schweinebraten German
- Schweinefilet German
- Schweinefleisch German
- Schweinehirte German
- Schweinepriester German
- Schweinestall German
- Schweinezucht German
- Schweinkram German
- Schweinshaxe German
- Schweinswal German
- Sparschwein German
- Stachel German
- Stachelschwein German
- Stall German
- Wal German
- Zucht German
- e German
- grunzen German
- schweinchenrosa German
- schweinern German
- schweineteuer German
- sparen German
- teuer German
- everzwijn Dutch, Flemish
- hangbuikzwijn Dutch, Flemish
- hertzwijn Dutch, Flemish
- knobbelzwijn Dutch, Flemish
- wrattenzwijn Dutch, Flemish
- zwijn Dutch, Flemish
- zwijnsspriet Dutch, Flemish
- *suH- Proto-Indo-European
- *sū- Proto-Indo-European
- marsvin Norwegian Bokmål
- suíno Portuguese
- *mariswīną Proto-Germanic
- *suf- Proto-Germanic
- *swīną Proto-Germanic
- *sūpaną Proto-Germanic
- *sūz Proto-Germanic
- świneczka Polish
- świnia Polish
- świnka Polish
- marsvin Norwegian Nynorsk
- swīn Old English
- swayn Middle English
- swine Middle English
- marsvín Old Norse
- svín Old Norse
- marsvin Danish
- pindsvin Danish
- svin Danish
- vildsvin Danish
- *svinьja Proto-Slavic
- sain Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- swijn Middle Dutch
- swīn Old High German
- swyn Afrikaans
- merswīn Middle High German
- 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 Gothic
- *swīn gmw-pro
- *swīn Old Dutch
- *svijnē Proto-Samic
- Schwein Central Franconian
- Schwein Hunsrik
- e
- Bär
- Wal
- -s-
- -e-
- Haus
- Meer
- Kram
- Haxe
- Nazi
- teuer
- Stall
- Zucht
- Bulle
- Hirte
- Filet
- sparen
- Braten
- Stachel
- Fleisch
- grunzen
- Priester
- Charakter
- Schweinbär
- schweinern
- Schweinchen
- Schweinkram
- Meerschwein
- Hausschwein
- Sparschwein
- Schweinswal
- Minischwein
- Nazischwein
- Schweinshaxe
- Grunzschwein
- Schweinezucht
- Schweinestall
- Schweinehirte
- Bullenschwein
- schweineteuer
- Schweinefilet
- Stachelschwein
- Schweinebraten
- Meerschweinchen
- schweinchenrosa
- Schweinefleisch
- Charakterschwein
- Schweinepriester