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 form of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (compare Latin suīnus, Proto-Slavic *svinьja, Latvian sivēns).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiː.nɑ̃/

Noun

*swīną n

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
  - 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:
- Northern Sami: spiidni
- Southern Sami: svijnie

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