Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swīną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

swine, 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

Old English: swīn, sƿīn
- Middle English: swine, swin, swein, swynne, zuin, swyn, swyne, sweyne, swiyn, suin, sqwyne
  - Scots: swine
  - English: 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
  - German: Schwein
  - Luxembourgish: Schwäin
  - Vilamovian: śwajn
Old Norse: svín
- Icelandic: svín
- Faroese: svín
- Norn: svin
- Norwegian: svin
- Jamtish: svýn
- Westrobothnian: svýn
- Old Swedish: svīn
  - Swedish: svin
- Danish: svin
Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (swein)
→ Samic:
- Northern Sami: spiidni
- Southern Sami: svijnie

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