zwoerd

Dutch (Brabantic)

/zʋuːrt/

noun

Definitions

pork rind

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch swaerde (hairy skin) inherited from Old Dutch *swarda inherited from Proto-Germanic *swardō (overgrown surface).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swardō

Gloss

overgrown surface

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

greensward English
sward English
swarded English
swardspeak English
swardy English
*swardō Proto-Germanic
sward Middle English
svǫrðr Old Norse
svarðmosi Icelandic
svörður Icelandic
swaerde Middle Dutch
*swarda Old Dutch