Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swīną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From an adjectival neuter form *swiHnom of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig”) (compare Latin suīnus, Proto-Slavic *svinьja, Latvian sivēns). Synchronically analyzable as a derivative of *sūz (“sow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiː.nɑ̃/

Noun

*swīną n

1. pig

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *swīną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swīną	*swīnō
vocative	*swīną	*swīnō
accusative	*swīną	*swīnō
genitive	*swīnas, *swīnis	*swīnǫ̂
dative	*swīnai	*swīnamaz
instrumental	*swīnō	*swīnamiz

Derived terms

• *mariswīną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swīn
  • Old English: swīn, swȳn
    • Middle English: swyn, sqwyne, suin, swein, sweyne, swin, swine, swiyn, swyne, swynne, zuin
      • English: swine
      • Scots: swine
  • Old Frisian: swīn
    • North Frisian: swin
    • Saterland Frisian: Swien
    • West Frisian: swyn
  • Old Saxon: swīn
    • Middle Low German: swīn
      • German Low German: Swien, Schwiin
      • Plautdietsch: Schwien
  • Old Dutch: *swīn
    • Middle Dutch: swijn
      • Dutch: zwijn
        • Afrikaans: swyn
      • Limburgish: zwien
  • Old High German: swīn
    • Middle High German: swīn
      • Alemannic German:

        Walser: Schwii

      • Central Franconian: Schwein

        Hunsrik: Schwein

        Luxembourgish: Schwäin

      • German: Schwein
      • Vilamovian: śwajn
• Old Norse: svín
  • Icelandic: svín
  • Faroese: svín
  • Norn: svin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svin; (dialectal) svingn
  • Jamtish: svýn
  • Old Swedish: svīn
    • Swedish: svin
  • Danish: svin
    • Norwegian Bokmål: svin
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (swein)
• → Proto-Samic: *svijnē (see there for further descendants)