Schwein

Central Franconian

/ʃʋɛi̯n/

noun

Definitions

(western) pig; swine animal
(all dialects) swine mean person

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German swīn inherited from Proto-Germanic *swīną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swīną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Schwein German
*suH- Proto-Indo-European
*sū- Proto-Indo-European
*swīną Proto-Germanic
swīn Old English
svín Old Norse
swīn Old High German
𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 Gothic
*swīn gmw-pro
*swīn Old Dutch
*svijnē Proto-Samic
Schwein Hunsrik