Reconstruction:Old Dutch/swin

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Akin to Old English swīn, Old Saxon swīn and Old Norse svín.

Noun

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*swīn n

  1. (wild) pig

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: swijn
    • Dutch: zwijn
      • Afrikaans: swyn
    • Limburgish: zwien

References

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  • swīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012