svín

Icelandic

/sviːn/

noun
Definitions
  • pig, swine animal of the family Suidae
  • swine contemptible person; one who is chauvinist, exploitative, very ill-mannered or uncleanly

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse svín derived from Proto-Germanic *swīną derived from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sū-

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